Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.1387 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland potassium 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 potassium per unit area in Lesotho is 0.1387 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 116.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Lesotho peaked at 0.2674 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0108 kg/ha, in 2016.
Lesotho ranks 130th 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 potassium per unit area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1607 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1759 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1889 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1492 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1492 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1598 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1598 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2169 kg/ha | +35.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2169 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2146 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1473 kg/ha | -31.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1822 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1822 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.173 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1536 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1208 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1485 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0736 kg/ha | -50.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0689 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0849 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1257 kg/ha | +48.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0738 kg/ha | -41.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1037 kg/ha | +40.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0989 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1233 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1454 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1539 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1489 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1583 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0977 kg/ha | -38.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0644 kg/ha | -34.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0367 kg/ha | -43.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1006 kg/ha | +174.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0515 kg/ha | -48.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0642 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1165 kg/ha | +81.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0515 kg/ha | -55.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0632 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1154 kg/ha | +82.6% |
| 2000 | 0.143 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 2001 | 0.08 kg/ha | -44.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1445 kg/ha | +80.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0557 kg/ha | -61.5% |
| 2004 | 0.094 kg/ha | +68.8% |
| 2005 | 0.102 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0961 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0897 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0468 kg/ha | -47.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1007 kg/ha | +115.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1259 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1069 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1169 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0641 kg/ha | -45.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0585 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1323 kg/ha | +126.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0108 kg/ha | -91.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1074 kg/ha | +894.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0859 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0499 kg/ha | -41.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0602 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2674 kg/ha | +344.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1351 kg/ha | -49.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1387 kg/ha | +2.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1387 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2844 kg/ha, 49% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1387 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.204 kg/ha, 68% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland potassium 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 | +894.4% | 0.0108 kg/ha | 0.1074 kg/ha |
| 2021 | +344.2% | 0.0602 kg/ha | 0.2674 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1753 kg/ha | 0.1492 kg/ha | 0.2169 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1465 kg/ha | 0.0689 kg/ha | 0.2146 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1217 kg/ha | 0.0738 kg/ha | 0.1583 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0762 kg/ha | 0.0367 kg/ha | 0.1165 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0953 kg/ha | 0.0468 kg/ha | 0.1445 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0859 kg/ha | 0.0108 kg/ha | 0.1323 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1504 kg/ha | 0.0602 kg/ha | 0.2674 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 potassium per unit area in Lesotho?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Lesotho was 0.1387 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2674 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0108 kg/ha in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Lesotho ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.4%. 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 potassium 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 (%).