Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 21.27 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 21.27 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.6% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Lesotho peaked at 48.52 kg per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0988 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 122nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0988 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.247 kg per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1877 kg per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2964 kg per square kilometre | +57.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4941 kg per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4941 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9881 kg per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1581 kg per square kilometre | -84.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2273 kg per square kilometre | +43.7% |
| 1970 | 0.247 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3656 kg per square kilometre | +48.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3458 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | +285.7% |
| 1974 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | +120.6% |
| 1976 | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1978 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1979 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5.93 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9881 kg per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9881 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1988 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7.91 kg per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1992 | 6.92 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 9.88 kg per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 12.85 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1995 | 18.81 kg per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 1996 | 20.57 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 15.87 kg per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1998 | 17.79 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 18.41 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 33.79 kg per square kilometre | +83.6% |
| 2001 | 48.52 kg per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 2002 | 32.15 kg per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 2003 | 20.31 kg per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 2004 | 5.16 kg per square kilometre | -74.6% |
| 2005 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | -72.1% |
| 2006 | 8.24 kg per square kilometre | +473.0% |
| 2007 | 9.73 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 3.36 kg per square kilometre | -65.4% |
| 2009 | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 2010 | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | -49.3% |
| 2011 | 17.67 kg per square kilometre | +605.8% |
| 2012 | 6.41 kg per square kilometre | -63.7% |
| 2013 | 43.63 kg per square kilometre | +580.6% |
| 2014 | 45.82 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 14.8 kg per square kilometre | -67.7% |
| 2016 | 15.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 13.86 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 30.01 kg per square kilometre | +116.6% |
| 2019 | 30.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 27.01 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 29.66 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 18.88 kg per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 2023 | 21.27 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 21.27 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.91 kg per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 21.27 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.03 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× 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 | +605.8% | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | 17.67 kg per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +580.6% | 6.41 kg per square kilometre | 43.63 kg per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +473.0% | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | 8.24 kg per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +300.0% | 0.9881 kg per square kilometre | 3.95 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3546 kg per square kilometre | 0.0988 kg per square kilometre | 0.9881 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | 0.247 kg per square kilometre | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.05 kg per square kilometre | 0.9881 kg per square kilometre | 5.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.39 kg per square kilometre | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | 20.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.76 kg per square kilometre | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | 48.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.99 kg per square kilometre | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | 45.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2 kg per square kilometre | 18.88 kg per square kilometre | 29.66 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 21.27 kg per square kilometre 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 48.52 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0988 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Lesotho ranks 122nd 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 51.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.