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 126th 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.
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.474 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.464 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4634 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4562 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4299 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4527 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4243 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3877 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3816 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3276 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3536 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2386 kg/ha | -32.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3716 kg/ha | +55.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5907 kg/ha | +59.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4574 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4067 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1977 | 1.08 kg/ha | +166.2% |
| 1978 | 1.07 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9321 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8158 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7526 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.603 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6453 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6286 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7237 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6963 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6453 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.907 kg/ha | +40.6% |
| 1989 | 1.02 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 1.2 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5247 kg/ha | -56.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7092 kg/ha | +35.2% |
| 1993 | 1.12 kg/ha | +58.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9555 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8886 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 1.32 kg/ha | +49.0% |
| 1997 | 1.11 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 1.4 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 1999 | 1.04 kg/ha | -26.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8036 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 1.04 kg/ha | +29.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7872 kg/ha | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6433 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6586 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7294 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5098 kg/ha | -30.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4593 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4338 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4615 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8792 kg/ha | +90.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6872 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7105 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7939 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7324 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7214 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.652 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 1.07 kg/ha | +64.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7929 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9067 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6163 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9542 kg/ha | +54.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8509 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9515 kg/ha | +11.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.9515 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.35 kg/ha, 70% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.9515 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 kg/ha, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +166.2% | 0.4067 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha |
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
- 123 Brazil 0.9827 kg/ha compare
- 124 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9531 kg/ha compare
- 125 South Sudan 0.9524 kg/ha compare
- 127 Sierra Leone 0.9353 kg/ha compare
- 128 Angola 0.9221 kg/ha compare
- 129 Gambia 0.9076 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- 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 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 126th out of 186 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 (%).