Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.69 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho is 1.69 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho peaked at 3.79 kg/ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.6439 kg/ha, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.5 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.39 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 2.37 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 2.33 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 2.28 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 2.37 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 2.28 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 2.2 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 2.18 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.95 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 2.15 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 1.14 kg/ha | -46.9% |
| 1973 | 1.67 kg/ha | +46.1% |
| 1974 | 2.89 kg/ha | +73.6% |
| 1975 | 1.82 kg/ha | -37.2% |
| 1976 | 1.51 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 1977 | 3.64 kg/ha | +141.1% |
| 1978 | 3.79 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 2.95 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 1980 | 2.53 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1981 | 2.16 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1982 | 1.77 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 1.71 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.74 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 2.12 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1986 | 1.79 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1987 | 1.72 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 2.57 kg/ha | +49.4% |
| 1989 | 2.55 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.85 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9328 kg/ha | -67.2% |
| 1992 | 1.19 kg/ha | +27.6% |
| 1993 | 1.79 kg/ha | +50.2% |
| 1994 | 2.54 kg/ha | +41.9% |
| 1995 | 1.15 kg/ha | -54.7% |
| 1996 | 3 kg/ha | +161.3% |
| 1997 | 2.61 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 2.22 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 2.3 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.02 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 3.1 kg/ha | +53.0% |
| 2002 | 2.09 kg/ha | -32.6% |
| 2003 | 1.72 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 1.57 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.52 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.38 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 1.13 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 2.23 kg/ha | +101.7% |
| 2011 | 1.62 kg/ha | -27.4% |
| 2012 | 1.64 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.96 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 1.88 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.89 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6439 kg/ha | -65.9% |
| 2017 | 2.05 kg/ha | +218.8% |
| 2018 | 1.59 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 1.7 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7239 kg/ha | -57.5% |
| 2021 | 2.24 kg/ha | +209.2% |
| 2022 | 1.58 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 1.69 kg/ha | +7.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.69 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.3 kg/ha, 27% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.69 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.01 kg/ha, 42% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +218.8% | 0.6439 kg/ha | 2.05 kg/ha |
| 2021 | +209.2% | 0.7239 kg/ha | 2.24 kg/ha |
| 1996 | +161.3% | 1.15 kg/ha | 3 kg/ha |
| 1977 | +141.1% | 1.51 kg/ha | 3.64 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.32 kg/ha | 2.18 kg/ha | 2.5 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.35 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | 3.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.07 kg/ha | 1.71 kg/ha | 2.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 kg/ha | 0.9328 kg/ha | 3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 kg/ha | 1.02 kg/ha | 3.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 kg/ha | 0.6439 kg/ha | 2.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 kg/ha | 0.7239 kg/ha | 2.24 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho was 1.69 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.79 kg/ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6439 kg/ha in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Lesotho ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).