Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 64.97 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 64.97 % for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of up 22.8% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Lesotho peaked at 76.89 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.58 %, in 1995.
That places Lesotho 99th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64.67 % | — |
| 1962 | 57.75 % | -10.7% |
| 1963 | 58.84 % | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 60.5 % | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 54.23 % | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 60.66 % | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 53.97 % | -11.0% |
| 1968 | 53.88 % | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 50.47 % | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 42.7 % | -15.4% |
| 1971 | 46.38 % | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 25.7 % | -44.6% |
| 1973 | 36.34 % | +41.4% |
| 1974 | 59.18 % | +62.9% |
| 1975 | 43.62 % | -26.3% |
| 1976 | 35.14 % | -19.4% |
| 1977 | 72.26 % | +105.6% |
| 1978 | 72.36 % | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 58.93 % | -18.6% |
| 1980 | 46.2 % | -21.6% |
| 1981 | 43.75 % | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 36.33 % | -17.0% |
| 1983 | 35.44 % | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 38.13 % | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 44.33 % | +16.3% |
| 1986 | 36.27 % | -18.2% |
| 1987 | 38.84 % | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 57.22 % | +47.3% |
| 1989 | 56.27 % | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 67.82 % | +20.5% |
| 1991 | 23.92 % | -64.7% |
| 1992 | 28.71 % | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 36.44 % | +26.9% |
| 1994 | 39.27 % | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 23.58 % | -40.0% |
| 1996 | 45.91 % | +94.7% |
| 1997 | 41.59 % | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 37.69 % | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 38.29 % | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 29.51 % | -22.9% |
| 2001 | 33.63 % | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 44.73 % | +33.0% |
| 2003 | 43.86 % | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 44.13 % | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 37.52 % | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 29.03 % | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 24.36 % | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 35.41 % | +45.4% |
| 2009 | 36.28 % | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 58.79 % | +62.1% |
| 2011 | 49.84 % | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 47.63 % | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 53.37 % | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 56.09 % | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 47.88 % | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 38.59 % | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 59.63 % | +54.5% |
| 2018 | 43.25 % | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 48.41 % | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 49.44 % | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 76.89 % | +55.5% |
| 2022 | 52.89 % | -31.2% |
| 2023 | 64.97 % | +22.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 64.97 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 134.27 %, 48% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 64.97 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 153.13 %, 42% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.22 % | 50.47 % | 64.67 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.26 % | 25.7 % | 72.36 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.28 % | 35.44 % | 57.22 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.32 % | 23.58 % | 67.82 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.84 % | 24.36 % | 44.73 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.35 % | 38.59 % | 59.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.05 % | 49.44 % | 76.89 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Lesotho?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Lesotho was 64.97 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 76.89 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.58 % in 1995.
- How does Lesotho rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Lesotho ranks 99th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency. 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 (%).