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

Iceland
8.63 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
7.09 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
119th
Lesotho rank
122nd

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

  • Iceland
  • Lesotho
051015196119922023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 8.63 kg per square kilometre against 7.09 kg per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 1.54 kg per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 119th and Lesotho ranks 122nd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 10.18 kg per square kilometre 0.1182 kg per square kilometre 10.06 kg per square kilometre Iceland
1970s 14.26 kg per square kilometre 0.747 kg per square kilometre 13.52 kg per square kilometre Iceland
1980s 13.37 kg per square kilometre 1.35 kg per square kilometre 12.02 kg per square kilometre Iceland
1990s 11.78 kg per square kilometre 4.46 kg per square kilometre 7.32 kg per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 11.18 kg per square kilometre 5.59 kg per square kilometre 5.59 kg per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 10.21 kg per square kilometre 7.33 kg per square kilometre 2.88 kg per square kilometre Iceland
2020s 10.8 kg per square kilometre 8.07 kg per square kilometre 2.73 kg per square kilometre Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Iceland or Lesotho?
Iceland, at 8.63 kg per square kilometre against 7.09 kg per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Iceland and Lesotho?
1.54 kg per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Lesotho rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Iceland ranks 119th and Lesotho ranks 122nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per square kilometre. 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 volatilises, per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.