Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 690 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 690 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 161.4% on the previous year and up 1,226.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho peaked at 3,026 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2004.
Lesotho ranks 165th of 216 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 potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 8 t | — |
| 1985 | 300 t | +3650.0% |
| 1986 | 300 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100 t | -66.7% |
| 1988 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,100 t | +1000.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 t | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,000 t | +100.0% |
| 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 | 1,485 t | -29.3% |
| 2000 | 2,148 t | +44.6% |
| 2001 | 3,026 t | +40.9% |
| 2002 | 369 t | -87.8% |
| 2003 | 437 t | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 30 t | — |
| 2006 | 337 t | +1023.3% |
| 2007 | 810 t | +140.4% |
| 2008 | 282 t | -65.2% |
| 2009 | 217 t | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 125 t | -42.4% |
| 2011 | 49 t | -60.8% |
| 2012 | 58 t | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 74 t | +27.6% |
| 2014 | 52 t | -29.7% |
| 2015 | 36 t | -30.8% |
| 2016 | 88 t | +144.4% |
| 2017 | 390 t | +343.2% |
| 2018 | 124 t | -68.2% |
| 2019 | 31 t | -75.0% |
| 2020 | 120 t | +287.1% |
| 2021 | 68 t | -43.3% |
| 2022 | 73 t | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 264 t | +261.6% |
| 2024 | 690 t | +161.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 690 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,915 t, 12% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 690 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,478 t, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +3650.0% | 8 t | 300 t |
| 2006 | +1023.3% | 30 t | 337 t |
| 1991 | +1000.0% | 100 t | 1,100 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8 t | 8 t | 8 t | 1 |
| 1980s | 180 t | 100 t | 300 t | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,478 t | 100 t | 2,100 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 765.6 t | 0 t | 3,026 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.7 t | 31 t | 390 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 243 t | 68 t | 690 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 162 Tajikistan 760 t compare
- 163 Suriname 757 t compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 728 t compare
- 166 Montenegro 622 t compare
- 167 Palestine 473 t compare
- 168 French Guiana 400 t compare
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 potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Lesotho was 690 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,026 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2004.
- How does Lesotho rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Lesotho ranks 165th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,226.9%. 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 potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 41 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity with 83 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 potash K2O (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 potash K2O (total) — Import quantity with 83 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.