Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 2,102 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2,102 t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Lesotho peaked at 4,910 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10 t, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 159th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10 t | — |
| 1962 | 25 t | +150.0% |
| 1963 | 19 t | -24.0% |
| 1964 | 30 t | +57.9% |
| 1965 | 50 t | +66.7% |
| 1966 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100 t | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 16 t | -84.0% |
| 1969 | 23 t | +43.8% |
| 1970 | 25 t | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 37 t | +48.0% |
| 1972 | 35 t | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 135 t | +285.7% |
| 1974 | 136 t | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 300 t | +120.6% |
| 1976 | 300 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 500 t | +66.7% |
| 1978 | 400 t | -20.0% |
| 1979 | 400 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 500 t | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 600 t | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 100 t | -83.3% |
| 1986 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 400 t | +300.0% |
| 1988 | 400 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 500 t | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 800 t | +60.0% |
| 1992 | 700 t | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 1,000 t | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 1,300 t | +30.0% |
| 1995 | 1,904 t | +46.5% |
| 1996 | 2,082 t | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 1,606 t | -22.9% |
| 1998 | 1,800 t | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 1,863 t | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 3,420 t | +83.6% |
| 2001 | 4,910 t | +43.6% |
| 2002 | 3,253 t | -33.7% |
| 2003 | 2,055 t | -36.8% |
| 2004 | 522 t | -74.6% |
| 2005 | 145 t | -72.2% |
| 2006 | 834 t | +475.2% |
| 2007 | 984 t | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 340 t | -65.4% |
| 2009 | 499 t | +46.8% |
| 2010 | 253 t | -49.3% |
| 2011 | 1,788 t | +606.7% |
| 2012 | 648 t | -63.8% |
| 2013 | 4,414 t | +581.2% |
| 2014 | 4,636 t | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1,498 t | -67.7% |
| 2016 | 1,521 t | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,402 t | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 3,036 t | +116.5% |
| 2019 | 3,056 t | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2,733 t | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 3,001 t | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 1,910 t | -36.4% |
| 2023 | 2,152 t | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 2,102 t | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +606.7% | 253 t | 1,788 t |
| 2013 | +581.2% | 648 t | 4,414 t |
| 2006 | +475.2% | 145 t | 834 t |
| 1987 | +300.0% | 100 t | 400 t |
| 1973 | +285.7% | 35 t | 135 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.89 t | 10 t | 100 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 226.8 t | 25 t | 500 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 410 t | 100 t | 600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,356 t | 500 t | 2,082 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,696 t | 145 t | 4,910 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,225 t | 253 t | 4,636 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,380 t | 1,910 t | 3,001 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 156 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2,915 t compare
- 157 Sierra Leone 2,478 t compare
- 158 Liberia 2,135 t compare
- 160 Mauritania 1,867 t compare
- 161 Eritrea 1,649 t compare
- 162 Qatar 1,557 t compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
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- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 135.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 724 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 40.31 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Lesotho?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Lesotho was 2,102 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4,910 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 t in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Lesotho ranks 159th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.