What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Kazakhstan and Lesotho?

0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Lesotho?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kazakhstan vs Lesotho: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Kazakhstan

1.4 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Lesotho

1.43 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Kazakhstan rank

163rd

Lesotho rank

162nd

Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Kazakhstan
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.43 kilograms per hectare against 1.4 kilograms per hectare in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.03 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lesotho ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 163rd and Lesotho ranks 162nd of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.57 kilograms per hectare	7.56 kilograms per hectare	4.98 kilograms per hectare	Lesotho
2000s	0.49 kilograms per hectare	3.24 kilograms per hectare	2.75 kilograms per hectare	Lesotho
2010s	1.05 kilograms per hectare	1.14 kilograms per hectare	0.088 kilograms per hectare	Lesotho
2020s	1.83 kilograms per hectare	1.31 kilograms per hectare	0.5175 kilograms per hectare	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Kazakhstan or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 1.43 kilograms per hectare against 1.4 kilograms per hectare in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Kazakhstan and Lesotho?: 0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Lesotho?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Kazakhstan and Lesotho rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Kazakhstan ranks 163rd and Lesotho ranks 162nd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 9,965 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.