Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 2,102 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho is 2,102 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho peaked at 4,910 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10 t, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 168th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, 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 | 1,500 t | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 2,112 t | +40.8% |
| 1996 | 2,579 t | +22.1% |
| 1997 | 1,606 t | -37.7% |
| 1998 | 1,800 t | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 2,175 t | +20.8% |
| 2000 | 3,420 t | +57.2% |
| 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 | 988 t | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 342 t | -65.4% |
| 2009 | 507 t | +48.2% |
| 2010 | 258 t | -49.1% |
| 2011 | 1,788 t | +593.0% |
| 2012 | 648 t | -63.8% |
| 2013 | 4,075 t | +528.9% |
| 2014 | 3,954 t | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 173 t | -95.6% |
| 2016 | 2,824 t | +1532.4% |
| 2017 | 3,766 t | +33.4% |
| 2018 | 3,016 t | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 3,806 t | +26.2% |
| 2020 | 2,664 t | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 3,473 t | +30.4% |
| 2022 | 2,512 t | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 2,381 t | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 2,102 t | -11.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2,102 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,401 t, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2,102 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,020 t, 12% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1532.4% | 173 t | 2,824 t |
| 2011 | +593.0% | 258 t | 1,788 t |
| 2013 | +528.9% | 648 t | 4,075 t |
| 2006 | +475.2% | 145 t | 834 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 | 1,477 t | 500 t | 2,579 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,698 t | 145 t | 4,910 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,431 t | 173 t | 4,075 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,626 t | 2,102 t | 3,473 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1693 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.18 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho was 2,102 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4,910 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 t in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Lesotho ranks 168th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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) — Import quantity 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) — Import quantity with 74 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.