Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 5.97 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho is 5.97 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho peaked at 19.79 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0277 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 157th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0993 kg/ha | 0.0277 kg/ha | 0.2755 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7027 kg/ha | 0.0672 kg/ha | 1.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 kg/ha | 0.3247 kg/ha | 1.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.13 kg/ha | 1.56 kg/ha | 6.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.26 kg/ha | 0.4465 kg/ha | 14.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.42 kg/ha | 0.7761 kg/ha | 19.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.45 kg/ha | 5.97 kg/ha | 13.09 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 154 Afghanistan 7.41 kg/ha compare
- 155 French Polynesia 6.95 kg/ha compare
- 156 Côte d'Ivoire 5.99 kg/ha compare
- 158 Bhutan 5.64 kg/ha compare
- 159 Cook Islands 5.26 kg/ha compare
- 160 Senegal 4.79 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho was 5.97 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 19.79 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0277 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Lesotho ranks 157th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).