Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 724 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho is 724 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 135.1% on the previous year and up 364.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho peaked at 4,000 t in 1978 and was at its lowest, 49 t, in 2011.
Lesotho ranks 166th of 217 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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, 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 | 2,170 t | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 2,426 t | +11.8% |
| 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 | 261 t | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 126 t | -51.7% |
| 2011 | 49 t | -61.1% |
| 2012 | 80 t | +63.3% |
| 2013 | 102 t | +27.5% |
| 2014 | 156 t | +52.9% |
| 2015 | 55 t | -64.7% |
| 2016 | 322 t | +485.5% |
| 2017 | 489 t | +51.9% |
| 2018 | 132 t | -73.0% |
| 2019 | 76 t | -42.4% |
| 2020 | 174 t | +128.9% |
| 2021 | 117 t | -32.8% |
| 2022 | 136 t | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 308 t | +126.5% |
| 2024 | 724 t | +135.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (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 | +485.5% | 55 t | 322 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 | 2,827 t | 2,000 t | 4,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,060 t | 231 t | 3,405 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 158.7 t | 49 t | 489 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 291.8 t | 117 t | 724 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 163 Sierra Leone 872 t compare
- 164 Liberia 853 t compare
- 165 Belarus 733 t compare
- 167 Malta 662 t compare
- 168 Montenegro 613 t compare
- 169 French Guiana 400 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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 2,102 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 690 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho was 724 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4,000 t in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 t in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Lesotho ranks 166th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 364.1%. 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity with 117 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) — 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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity with 117 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.