Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.0885 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho is 0.0885 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho peaked at 0.1572 kg/ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0083 kg/ha, in 2016.
Lesotho ranks 112th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1338 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1464 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1572 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1241 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1241 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.133 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 0.133 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1572 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1572 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1555 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1217 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1261 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1261 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1208 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1051 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0751 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0923 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0594 kg/ha | -35.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0563 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0687 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0735 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0596 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0842 kg/ha | +41.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0803 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0721 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0895 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0995 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0957 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1302 kg/ha | +36.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0814 kg/ha | -37.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0511 kg/ha | -37.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0289 kg/ha | -43.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0812 kg/ha | +181.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0412 kg/ha | -49.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0509 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0681 kg/ha | +33.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0412 kg/ha | -39.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0502 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0675 kg/ha | +34.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0926 kg/ha | +37.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0668 kg/ha | -27.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0921 kg/ha | +37.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0446 kg/ha | -51.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0491 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0562 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0503 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0469 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0375 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0568 kg/ha | +51.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0744 kg/ha | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0589 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0644 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0502 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0458 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0692 kg/ha | +51.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0083 kg/ha | -88.0% |
| 2017 | 0.065 kg/ha | +683.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0492 kg/ha | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0381 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0247 kg/ha | -35.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1394 kg/ha | +464.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0774 kg/ha | -44.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0885 kg/ha | +14.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0885 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1246 kg/ha, 71% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0885 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0895 kg/ha, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland phosphorus 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 | +683.1% | 0.0083 kg/ha | 0.065 kg/ha |
| 2021 | +464.4% | 0.0247 kg/ha | 0.1394 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1407 kg/ha | 0.1241 kg/ha | 0.1572 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1038 kg/ha | 0.0563 kg/ha | 0.1555 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0853 kg/ha | 0.0596 kg/ha | 0.1302 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0562 kg/ha | 0.0289 kg/ha | 0.0814 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0593 kg/ha | 0.0375 kg/ha | 0.0926 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0523 kg/ha | 0.0083 kg/ha | 0.0744 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0825 kg/ha | 0.0247 kg/ha | 0.1394 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 109 Japan 0.092 kg/ha compare
- 110 Comoros 0.0898 kg/ha compare
- 111 Guinea-Bissau 0.0895 kg/ha compare
- 113 Dominican Republic 0.0875 kg/ha compare
- 114 Ethiopia PDR 0.0865 kg/ha compare
- 115 Gabon 0.0834 kg/ha 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)
- 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 phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Lesotho was 0.0885 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1572 kg/ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0083 kg/ha in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Lesotho ranks 112th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.3%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).