Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.4415 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.4415 kg/ha for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho peaked at 0.809 kg/ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0347 kg/ha, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6506 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.7178 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7759 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5982 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 1965 | 0.5982 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.647 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 0.647 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.809 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 0.809 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8003 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6179 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 1972 | 0.663 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.663 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.622 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5566 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4167 kg/ha | -25.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5123 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 1978 | 0.296 kg/ha | -42.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2592 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3122 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3992 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2971 kg/ha | -25.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3941 kg/ha | +32.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3758 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3914 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4625 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5079 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5081 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6288 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3917 kg/ha | -37.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2427 kg/ha | -38.0% |
| 1992 | 0.135 kg/ha | -44.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3756 kg/ha | +178.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2008 kg/ha | -46.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2419 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3698 kg/ha | +52.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2008 kg/ha | -45.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2383 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3664 kg/ha | +53.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4777 kg/ha | +30.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3145 kg/ha | -34.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4843 kg/ha | +54.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2173 kg/ha | -55.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2788 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3054 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2851 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2661 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1825 kg/ha | -31.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3192 kg/ha | +74.9% |
| 2010 | 0.382 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3201 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3501 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2289 kg/ha | -34.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2088 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3925 kg/ha | +88.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0347 kg/ha | -91.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3275 kg/ha | +843.8% |
| 2018 | 0.259 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1598 kg/ha | -38.3% |
| 2020 | 0.156 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7441 kg/ha | +377.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4074 kg/ha | -45.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4415 kg/ha | +8.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.4415 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8208 kg/ha, 54% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.4415 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5329 kg/ha, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +843.8% | 0.0347 kg/ha | 0.3275 kg/ha |
| 2021 | +377.0% | 0.156 kg/ha | 0.7441 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6947 kg/ha | 0.5982 kg/ha | 0.809 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5407 kg/ha | 0.2592 kg/ha | 0.8003 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4277 kg/ha | 0.2971 kg/ha | 0.6288 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2763 kg/ha | 0.135 kg/ha | 0.3917 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3131 kg/ha | 0.1825 kg/ha | 0.4843 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2663 kg/ha | 0.0347 kg/ha | 0.3925 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4372 kg/ha | 0.156 kg/ha | 0.7441 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Lesotho was 0.4415 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.809 kg/ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0347 kg/ha in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Lesotho ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).