Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Afghanistan
7.41 kg/ha
in 2023
Lesotho
5.97 kg/ha
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
144th
Lesotho rank
146th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 7.41 kg/ha against 5.97 kg/ha in Lesotho, a difference of 1.44 kg/ha.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 144th and Lesotho ranks 146th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5946 kg/ha 0.0993 kg/ha 0.4952 kg/ha Afghanistan
1970s 3.2 kg/ha 0.7027 kg/ha 2.5 kg/ha Afghanistan
1980s 5.61 kg/ha 1.35 kg/ha 4.26 kg/ha Afghanistan
1990s 2.62 kg/ha 4.13 kg/ha 1.51 kg/ha Lesotho
2000s 2.88 kg/ha 5.26 kg/ha 2.38 kg/ha Lesotho
2010s 9.97 kg/ha 8.42 kg/ha 1.54 kg/ha Afghanistan
2020s 7.36 kg/ha 8.45 kg/ha 1.1 kg/ha Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
Afghanistan, at 7.41 kg/ha against 5.97 kg/ha in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
1.44 kg/ha, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Afghanistan ranks 144th and Lesotho ranks 146th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — 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
Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).