Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.2 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Biological fixation — 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 1.2 kg/ha for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 33.2% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho peaked at 4.89 kg/ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.3487 kg/ha, in 2016.
Lesotho ranks 161st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.17 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha | 3.1 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.82 kg/ha | 1.45 kg/ha | 4.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha | 2.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7 kg/ha | 0.5771 kg/ha | 2.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 kg/ha | 0.9092 kg/ha | 2.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 kg/ha | 0.3487 kg/ha | 2.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 kg/ha | 0.659 kg/ha | 3.94 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 158 Polynesia 1.38 kg/ha compare
- 159 Algeria 1.25 kg/ha compare
- 160 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.24 kg/ha compare
- 162 Turkmenistan 1.13 kg/ha compare
- 163 Luxembourg 1.07 kg/ha compare
- 164 Afghanistan 0.9911 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 48 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 11 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 26 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 42 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2,883 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 4,198 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho was 1.2 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 kg/ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3487 kg/ha in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Lesotho ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).