Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 724 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 724 t for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.3% on the previous year and up 596.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Lesotho peaked at 4,000 t in 1978 and was at its lowest, 49 t, in 2011.
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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 291 t | — |
| 1962 | 406 t | +39.5% |
| 1963 | 287 t | -29.3% |
| 1964 | 400 t | +39.4% |
| 1965 | 500 t | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 600 t | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 700 t | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 312 t | -55.4% |
| 1969 | 427 t | +36.9% |
| 1970 | 349 t | -18.3% |
| 1971 | 1,035 t | +196.6% |
| 1972 | 597 t | -42.3% |
| 1973 | 763 t | +27.8% |
| 1974 | 666 t | -12.7% |
| 1975 | 1,200 t | +80.2% |
| 1976 | 1,000 t | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 1,700 t | +70.0% |
| 1978 | 4,000 t | +135.3% |
| 1979 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3,100 t | -22.5% |
| 1986 | 3,500 t | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 3,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4,000 t | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,000 t | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,100 t | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1,885 t | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 2,426 t | +28.7% |
| 2001 | 3,405 t | +40.4% |
| 2002 | 786 t | -76.9% |
| 2003 | 512 t | -34.9% |
| 2004 | 549 t | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 982 t | +78.9% |
| 2006 | 616 t | -37.3% |
| 2007 | 835 t | +35.6% |
| 2008 | 231 t | -72.3% |
| 2009 | 256 t | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 126 t | -50.8% |
| 2011 | 49 t | -61.1% |
| 2012 | 80 t | +63.3% |
| 2013 | 147 t | +83.8% |
| 2014 | 104 t | -29.3% |
| 2015 | 73 t | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 314 t | +330.1% |
| 2017 | 1,007 t | +220.7% |
| 2018 | 1,873 t | +86.0% |
| 2019 | 257 t | -86.3% |
| 2020 | 469 t | +82.5% |
| 2021 | 354 t | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 251 t | -29.1% |
| 2023 | 516 t | +105.6% |
| 2024 | 724 t | +40.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 724 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,454 t, 8% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 724 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,289 t, 17% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +330.1% | 73 t | 314 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 435.89 t | 287 t | 700 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,531 t | 349 t | 4,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,810 t | 3,100 t | 4,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,798 t | 1,885 t | 4,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,060 t | 231 t | 3,405 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 403 t | 49 t | 1,873 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 462.8 t | 251 t | 724 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 156 Sierra Leone 872 t compare
- 157 Liberia 849 t compare
- 158 French Guiana 823 t compare
- 160 Malta 662 t compare
- 161 Montenegro 612 t compare
- 162 Luxembourg 600 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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 93.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 4,029 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 34.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Lesotho?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Lesotho was 724 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4,000 t in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 t in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Lesotho ranks 159th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 596.2%. 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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use with 115 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 phosphate P2O5 (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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use with 115 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.