Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.9985 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Lesotho stood at 0.9985 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 425.8% on the previous year and up 315.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Lesotho peaked at 7.52 kg/ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha, in 2004.
That places Lesotho 164th 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 | 0.6894 kg/ha | 0.6766 kg/ha | 0.6994 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7298 kg/ha | 0.6622 kg/ha | 0.8527 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6643 kg/ha | 0.242 kg/ha | 0.8676 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.69 kg/ha | 0.2586 kg/ha | 5.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.93 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 7.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.726 kg/ha | 0.0744 kg/ha | 3.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7838 kg/ha | 0.1899 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 potassium per unit area in Lesotho?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Lesotho was 0.9985 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 7.52 kg/ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha in 2004.
- How does Lesotho rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Lesotho ranks 164th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 315.5%. 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 potassium 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 (%).