Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 5.94 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 5.94 kg/ha for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 23.7% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho peaked at 13.82 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.93 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.93 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.99 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 3.06 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 3.12 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 3.18 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 3.25 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 3.31 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 3.38 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 3.45 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 3.52 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 3.65 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 3.66 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 3.76 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 3.86 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 4.17 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 4.11 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 4.06 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 4.17 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 4.11 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 4.46 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 4.06 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 4.27 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 4.32 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 4.5 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 4.5 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 4.6 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 4.81 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 4.79 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 4.83 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 5.13 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 4.91 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 5.03 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 5 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 5.05 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.21 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 5.25 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 5.14 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 5.08 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.06 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.78 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 5.11 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 5.17 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.19 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.1 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.41 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 5.01 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 4.69 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 4.8 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 4.53 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 4.72 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 4.61 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.7 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.34 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 4.79 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 4.81 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.84 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.7 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 4.81 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 13.82 kg/ha | +187.0% |
| 2020 | 6.16 kg/ha | -55.4% |
| 2021 | 9.34 kg/ha | +51.5% |
| 2022 | 7.79 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 5.94 kg/ha | -23.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 5.94 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.05 kg/ha, 98% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 5.94 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.65 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +187.0% | 4.81 kg/ha | 13.82 kg/ha |
| 2020 | -55.4% | 13.82 kg/ha | 6.16 kg/ha |
| 2021 | +51.5% | 6.16 kg/ha | 9.34 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.19 kg/ha | 2.93 kg/ha | 3.45 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.91 kg/ha | 3.52 kg/ha | 4.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.51 kg/ha | 4.06 kg/ha | 4.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.09 kg/ha | 4.91 kg/ha | 5.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.98 kg/ha | 4.53 kg/ha | 5.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.61 kg/ha | 4.34 kg/ha | 13.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.31 kg/ha | 5.94 kg/ha | 9.34 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho was 5.94 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 13.82 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Lesotho ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).