Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Afghanistan
0.2585 kg per person
in 2023
Lesotho
0.2793 kg per person
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
127th
Lesotho rank
125th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.2793 kg per person against 0.2585 kg per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0208 kg per person.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 127th and Lesotho ranks 125th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1379 kg per person 0.0123 kg per person 0.1256 kg per person Afghanistan
1970s 0.5931 kg per person 0.0539 kg per person 0.5393 kg per person Afghanistan
1980s 1.18 kg per person 0.0783 kg per person 1.1 kg per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.4164 kg per person 0.2086 kg per person 0.2078 kg per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.2245 kg per person 0.2558 kg per person 0.0312 kg per person Lesotho
2010s 0.5844 kg per person 0.3168 kg per person 0.2676 kg per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.2581 kg per person 0.3237 kg per person 0.0657 kg per person Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.2793 kg per person against 0.2585 kg per person in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
0.0208 kg per person, with Lesotho 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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Afghanistan ranks 127th and Lesotho ranks 125th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.