Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.2793 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Lesotho stood at 0.2793 kg per person.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Lesotho peaked at 0.7362 kg per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.004 kg per person, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 125th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.004 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0096 kg per person | +142.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0071 kg per person | -26.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0109 kg per person | +53.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0176 kg per person | +61.9% |
| 1966 | 0.017 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0328 kg per person | +93.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0051 kg per person | -84.6% |
| 1969 | 0.007 kg per person | +38.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0074 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0105 kg per person | +42.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0096 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0358 kg per person | +272.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0348 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0742 kg per person | +113.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0718 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1163 kg per person | +61.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0904 kg per person | -22.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0878 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1066 kg per person | +21.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1036 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1006 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0978 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.114 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0185 kg per person | -83.8% |
| 1986 | 0.018 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0704 kg per person | +291.3% |
| 1988 | 0.069 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0845 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0829 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1303 kg per person | +57.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1121 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1577 kg per person | +40.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2023 kg per person | +28.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2927 kg per person | +44.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3167 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2423 kg per person | -23.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2703 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.279 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.512 kg per person | +83.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7362 kg per person | +43.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4893 kg per person | -33.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3106 kg per person | -36.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0795 kg per person | -74.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0224 kg per person | -71.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1287 kg per person | +475.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1512 kg per person | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0519 kg per person | -65.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0757 kg per person | +45.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0381 kg per person | -49.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2664 kg per person | +599.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0957 kg per person | -64.1% |
| 2013 | 0.644 kg per person | +573.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6687 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2135 kg per person | -68.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2143 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.195 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4172 kg per person | +114.0% |
| 2019 | 0.415 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3668 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3982 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2507 kg per person | -37.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2793 kg per person | +11.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2793 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8081 kg per person, 35% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2793 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +599.6% | 0.0381 kg per person | 0.2664 kg per person |
| 2013 | +573.2% | 0.0957 kg per person | 0.644 kg per person |
| 2006 | +475.4% | 0.0224 kg per person | 0.1287 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0123 kg per person | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0328 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0539 kg per person | 0.0074 kg per person | 0.1163 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0783 kg per person | 0.018 kg per person | 0.114 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2086 kg per person | 0.0829 kg per person | 0.3167 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2558 kg per person | 0.0224 kg per person | 0.7362 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3168 kg per person | 0.0381 kg per person | 0.6687 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3237 kg per person | 0.2507 kg per person | 0.3982 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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Lesotho?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Lesotho was 0.2793 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7362 kg per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Lesotho ranks 125th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. 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 nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.