Lesotho vs Melanesia (excluding intra-trade): Sodium nitrate — Import quantity
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity over time
- Lesotho
- Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)
How they compare
Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 4.35 t against 3.76 t in Lesotho, a difference of 0.59 t.
That makes Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 118th and Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 117th of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.69 t | 27.95 t | 0.74 t | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 37.32 t | 11.65 t | 25.67 t | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 11.47 t | 15.32 t | 3.85 t | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sodium nitrate — import quantity, Lesotho or Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Melanesia (excluding intra-trade), at 4.35 t against 3.76 t in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sodium nitrate — import quantity between Lesotho and Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)?
- 0.59 t, with Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) rank globally for sodium nitrate — import quantity?
- Lesotho ranks 118th and Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 117th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sodium nitrate — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf