Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was 822.71 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 822.71 t for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in 2023.
That represents a change of down 29.7% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Lesotho peaked at 3,614 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 441.61 t, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 95th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 636.62 t | — |
| 1962 | 810.94 t | +27.4% |
| 1963 | 770 t | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 711.59 t | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 901.21 t | +26.6% |
| 1966 | 733.09 t | -18.7% |
| 1967 | 930.88 t | +27.0% |
| 1968 | 921.55 t | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 1,053 t | +14.2% |
| 1970 | 1,314 t | +24.9% |
| 1971 | 1,214 t | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 1,707 t | +40.6% |
| 1973 | 1,475 t | -13.6% |
| 1974 | 973.43 t | -34.0% |
| 1975 | 1,347 t | +38.4% |
| 1976 | 1,515 t | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 616.49 t | -59.3% |
| 1978 | 600.02 t | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 923.77 t | +54.0% |
| 1980 | 1,273 t | +37.8% |
| 1981 | 1,262 t | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1,481 t | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 1,438 t | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 1,365 t | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 1,284 t | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 1,566 t | +22.0% |
| 1987 | 1,526 t | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 1,059 t | -30.6% |
| 1989 | 1,048 t | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 714.78 t | -31.8% |
| 1991 | 2,214 t | +209.8% |
| 1992 | 2,053 t | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 1,904 t | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 2,253 t | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 2,919 t | +29.6% |
| 1996 | 2,000 t | -31.5% |
| 1997 | 2,286 t | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 2,344 t | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 2,389 t | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 3,371 t | +41.1% |
| 2001 | 3,614 t | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 1,635 t | -54.8% |
| 2003 | 1,514 t | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 1,474 t | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1,916 t | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 2,646 t | +38.1% |
| 2007 | 3,243 t | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 1,883 t | -41.9% |
| 2009 | 1,769 t | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 1,079 t | -39.0% |
| 2011 | 1,311 t | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 1,379 t | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1,151 t | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 1,073 t | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 1,332 t | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 1,537 t | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 1,237 t | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 2,124 t | +71.7% |
| 2019 | 1,110 t | -47.7% |
| 2020 | 1,067 t | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 441.61 t | -58.6% |
| 2022 | 1,171 t | +165.1% |
| 2023 | 822.71 t | -29.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 822.71 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -4,094 t. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 822.71 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -8,398 t. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +209.8% | 714.78 t | 2,214 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 829.84 t | 636.62 t | 1,053 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,169 t | 600.02 t | 1,707 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,330 t | 1,048 t | 1,566 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,108 t | 714.78 t | 2,919 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,306 t | 1,474 t | 3,614 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,333 t | 1,073 t | 2,124 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 875.53 t | 441.61 t | 1,171 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 92 Bhutan 1,037 t compare
- 93 Malta 1,024 t compare
- 94 New Caledonia 953.54 t compare
- 96 United Arab Emirates 664.43 t compare
- 97 China, Hong Kong SAR 648.77 t compare
- 98 Barbados 592.23 t 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 nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Lesotho?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Lesotho was 822.71 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,614 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 441.61 t in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Lesotho ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium. 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 (%).