Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen

Lesotho
2,152 t
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2,478 t
in 2023
Lesotho rank
145th
Sierra Leone rank
143rd

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Lesotho
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2,478 t against 2,152 t in Lesotho, a difference of 326 t.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Lesotho ranks 145th and Sierra Leone ranks 143rd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 35.89 t 174.44 t 138.56 t Sierra Leone
1970s 226.8 t 767.9 t 541.1 t Sierra Leone
1980s 410 t 781.8 t 371.8 t Sierra Leone
1990s 1,356 t 653 t 702.5 t Lesotho
2000s 1,697 t 773.9 t 922.8 t Lesotho
2010s 2,226 t 1,404 t 821.3 t Lesotho
2020s 2,450 t 2,478 t 28.5 t Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 2,478 t against 2,152 t in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
326 t, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
Lesotho ranks 145th and Sierra Leone ranks 143rd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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
Last refreshed

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 (%).