Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.0784 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0784 t per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.1617 t per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 120th of 173 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) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1964 | 0.001 t per square kilometre | +57.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 t per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | -84.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | +48.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 t per square kilometre | +285.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0045 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0099 t per square kilometre | +120.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0099 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0132 t per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0132 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0198 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 t per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0132 t per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0132 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0264 t per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0231 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0329 t per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0494 t per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0696 t per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0849 t per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0529 t per square kilometre | -37.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0593 t per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0716 t per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1126 t per square kilometre | +57.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1617 t per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1071 t per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0677 t per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0172 t per square kilometre | -74.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 t per square kilometre | -72.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0275 t per square kilometre | +475.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0325 t per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0113 t per square kilometre | -65.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0167 t per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0085 t per square kilometre | -49.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0589 t per square kilometre | +593.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0213 t per square kilometre | -63.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1342 t per square kilometre | +528.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1302 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 t per square kilometre | -95.6% |
| 2016 | 0.093 t per square kilometre | +1532.4% |
| 2017 | 0.124 t per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0993 t per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1254 t per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0877 t per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1144 t per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0827 t per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0784 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0784 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2081 t per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0784 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0723 t per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0057 t per square kilometre | 0.093 t per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +593.0% | 0.0085 t per square kilometre | 0.0589 t per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +528.9% | 0.0213 t per square kilometre | 0.1342 t per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +475.2% | 0.0048 t per square kilometre | 0.0275 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0033 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0075 t per square kilometre | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0135 t per square kilometre | 0.0033 t per square kilometre | 0.0198 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0487 t per square kilometre | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | 0.0849 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0559 t per square kilometre | 0.0048 t per square kilometre | 0.1617 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0801 t per square kilometre | 0.0057 t per square kilometre | 0.1342 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0908 t per square kilometre | 0.0784 t per square kilometre | 0.1144 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 117 Suriname 0.0872 t per square kilometre compare
- 118 Seychelles 0.087 t per square kilometre compare
- 119 Guyana 0.0787 t per square kilometre compare
- 121 Turkmenistan 0.0773 t per square kilometre compare
- 122 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0729 t per square kilometre compare
- 123 Guinea 0.0723 t per square kilometre 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 nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0784 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1617 t per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 120th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.