Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.6825 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Lesotho is 0.6825 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.3% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 1.83 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1443 kg per person, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 44th of 146 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.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.83 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.78 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 1.73 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 1.68 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 1.73 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.59 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 1.58 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.54 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.38 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 1.02 kg per person | -26.1% |
| 1971 | 1.06 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8272 kg per person | -22.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8899 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 1.25 kg per person | +40.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8074 kg per person | -35.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5784 kg per person | -28.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9907 kg per person | +71.3% |
| 1978 | 1.13 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 1.03 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8914 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9083 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7392 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6554 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6873 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.731 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6965 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7688 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 1.11 kg per person | +43.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8879 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 1990 | 1.07 kg per person | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4056 kg per person | -62.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4811 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5897 kg per person | +22.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9551 kg per person | +62.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4056 kg per person | -57.5% |
| 1996 | 1.04 kg per person | +155.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8389 kg per person | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6327 kg per person | -24.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7427 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7299 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9643 kg per person | +32.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7064 kg per person | -26.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5797 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5801 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5436 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.532 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4979 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5211 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5083 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.778 kg per person | +53.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5145 kg per person | -33.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5868 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5286 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5925 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4331 kg per person | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1485 kg per person | -65.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9216 kg per person | +520.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6202 kg per person | -32.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1443 kg per person | -76.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1628 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4533 kg per person | +178.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4007 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6825 kg per person | +70.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.6825 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4472 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.6825 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4616 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita 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 | +520.8% | 0.1485 kg per person | 0.9216 kg per person |
| 2021 | +178.5% | 0.1628 kg per person | 0.4533 kg per person |
| 1996 | +155.3% | 0.4056 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.65 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 1.83 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9582 kg per person | 0.5784 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8071 kg per person | 0.6554 kg per person | 1.11 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7158 kg per person | 0.4056 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6163 kg per person | 0.4979 kg per person | 0.9643 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5268 kg per person | 0.1443 kg per person | 0.9216 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4248 kg per person | 0.1628 kg per person | 0.6825 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.55 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1962 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- Maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.6825 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1443 kg per person in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 44th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.