Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.9515 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.9515 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho peaked at 1.4 kg/ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2386 kg/ha, in 1972.
That places Lesotho 135th out of 201 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4371 kg/ha | 0.3816 kg/ha | 0.474 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5836 kg/ha | 0.2386 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7433 kg/ha | 0.603 kg/ha | 1.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 kg/ha | 0.5247 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6528 kg/ha | 0.4338 kg/ha | 1.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7951 kg/ha | 0.652 kg/ha | 1.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8432 kg/ha | 0.6163 kg/ha | 0.9542 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 132 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.9604 kg/ha compare
- 133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9531 kg/ha compare
- 134 South Sudan 0.9524 kg/ha compare
- 136 Sierra Leone 0.9353 kg/ha compare
- 137 Angola 0.9221 kg/ha compare
- 138 Gambia 0.9076 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 crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho was 0.9515 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 kg/ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2386 kg/ha in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Lesotho ranks 135th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).