Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Burkina Faso
1.79 kg/ha
in 2023
Lesotho
1.71 kg/ha
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
176th
Lesotho rank
177th

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.79 kg/ha against 1.71 kg/ha in Lesotho, a difference of 0.08 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 176th and Lesotho ranks 177th of 201 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0.424 kg/ha 1.1 kg/ha 0.6763 kg/ha Lesotho
1970s 0.5536 kg/ha 1.48 kg/ha 0.9264 kg/ha Lesotho
1980s 0.9618 kg/ha 1.73 kg/ha 0.7718 kg/ha Lesotho
1990s 1.3 kg/ha 1.91 kg/ha 0.6082 kg/ha Lesotho
2000s 1.83 kg/ha 2.68 kg/ha 0.8496 kg/ha Lesotho
2010s 2.17 kg/ha 2.72 kg/ha 0.549 kg/ha Lesotho
2020s 1.68 kg/ha 2.2 kg/ha 0.5267 kg/ha Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
Burkina Faso, at 1.79 kg/ha against 1.71 kg/ha in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
0.08 kg/ha, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Burkina Faso ranks 176th and Lesotho ranks 177th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).