Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per square in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per square was 0.0101 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per square in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square in Lesotho is 0.0101 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 126.5% on the previous year and up 202.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square in Lesotho peaked at 0.1318 t per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 t per square kilometre, in 2011.
Lesotho ranks 137th of 173 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, per square in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0096 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0134 t per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0095 t per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0132 t per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0198 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0231 t per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0103 t per square kilometre | -55.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0141 t per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0115 t per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0341 t per square kilometre | +196.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0197 t per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0251 t per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0219 t per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0395 t per square kilometre | +80.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0329 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.056 t per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | +135.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1021 t per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1153 t per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1153 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0659 t per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0659 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0659 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0659 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0692 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0715 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0799 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1122 t per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0259 t per square kilometre | -76.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0169 t per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0181 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0323 t per square kilometre | +78.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0203 t per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0275 t per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0076 t per square kilometre | -72.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 t per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 t per square kilometre | -51.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | -61.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 t per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | -64.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 t per square kilometre | +485.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0161 t per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 t per square kilometre | -73.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 t per square kilometre | -42.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 t per square kilometre | +128.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 t per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0101 t per square kilometre | +126.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0101 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0574 t per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0101 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0253 t per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per square 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% | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | 0.0106 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0144 t per square kilometre | 0.0095 t per square kilometre | 0.0231 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0504 t per square kilometre | 0.0115 t per square kilometre | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1255 t per square kilometre | 0.1021 t per square kilometre | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0931 t per square kilometre | 0.0659 t per square kilometre | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0349 t per square kilometre | 0.0076 t per square kilometre | 0.1122 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | 0.0161 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 t per square kilometre | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | 0.0101 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.966 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square in Lesotho?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square in Lesotho was 0.0101 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1318 t per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 t per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square?
- Lesotho ranks 137th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.0%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (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 phosphate P2O5 (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.