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 153rd out of 186 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6898 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.6994 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6994 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6955 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6955 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.686 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.686 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6766 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6766 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6694 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6841 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6936 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6936 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6936 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6622 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6936 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8527 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8498 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8058 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8412 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8245 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8527 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8676 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8272 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8084 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8557 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2515 kg/ha | -70.6% |
| 1988 | 0.242 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2721 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2586 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 2.83 kg/ha | +993.0% |
| 1992 | 2.47 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 2.48 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 5.05 kg/ha | +103.0% |
| 1995 | 5.12 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 5.09 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 5.05 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 5.3 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 3.26 kg/ha | -38.5% |
| 2000 | 5.34 kg/ha | +63.9% |
| 2001 | 7.52 kg/ha | +40.9% |
| 2002 | 1.01 kg/ha | -86.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0761 kg/ha | — |
| 2006 | 0.9111 kg/ha | +1097.2% |
| 2007 | 2.04 kg/ha | +124.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6489 kg/ha | -68.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5215 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3208 kg/ha | -38.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1304 kg/ha | -59.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1716 kg/ha | +31.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2403 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2704 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0744 kg/ha | -72.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2984 kg/ha | +301.1% |
| 2017 | 1.96 kg/ha | +556.8% |
| 2018 | 3.57 kg/ha | +82.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2258 kg/ha | -93.7% |
| 2020 | 1.23 kg/ha | +445.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7164 kg/ha | -41.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1899 kg/ha | -73.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9985 kg/ha | +425.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.9985 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 kg/ha, 33% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.9985 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 kg/ha, 55% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1097.2% | 0.0761 kg/ha | 0.9111 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +993.0% | 0.2586 kg/ha | 2.83 kg/ha |
| 2017 | +556.8% | 0.2984 kg/ha | 1.96 kg/ha |
| 2020 | +445.0% | 0.2258 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha |
| 2023 | +425.8% | 0.1899 kg/ha | 0.9985 kg/ha |
| 2016 | +301.1% | 0.0744 kg/ha | 0.2984 kg/ha |
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, 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 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 153rd out of 186 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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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 (%).