Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0931 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 0.0931 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 0.2454 kg per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 125th 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 person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0013 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0032 kg per person | +142.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0024 kg per person | -26.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0036 kg per person | +53.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0059 kg per person | +61.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0057 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0109 kg per person | +93.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 kg per person | -84.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0023 kg per person | +38.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 kg per person | +42.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0032 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0119 kg per person | +272.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0116 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0247 kg per person | +113.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0239 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0388 kg per person | +61.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0301 kg per person | -22.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0293 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0355 kg per person | +21.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0345 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0335 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0326 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.038 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0062 kg per person | -83.8% |
| 1986 | 0.006 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0235 kg per person | +291.3% |
| 1988 | 0.023 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0282 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0276 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0434 kg per person | +57.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0374 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0526 kg per person | +40.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0674 kg per person | +28.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0976 kg per person | +44.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1056 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0808 kg per person | -23.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0901 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.093 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1707 kg per person | +83.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2454 kg per person | +43.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1631 kg per person | -33.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1035 kg per person | -36.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0265 kg per person | -74.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 kg per person | -71.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0429 kg per person | +475.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0504 kg per person | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0173 kg per person | -65.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0252 kg per person | +45.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0127 kg per person | -49.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0888 kg per person | +599.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0319 kg per person | -64.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2147 kg per person | +573.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2229 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0712 kg per person | -68.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0714 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.065 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1391 kg per person | +114.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1383 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1222 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1327 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0836 kg per person | -37.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0931 kg per person | +11.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0931 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 35% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0931 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 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% | 0.0127 kg per person | 0.0888 kg per person |
| 2013 | +573.2% | 0.0319 kg per person | 0.2147 kg per person |
| 2006 | +475.4% | 0.0075 kg per person | 0.0429 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0041 kg per person | 0.0013 kg per person | 0.0109 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.018 kg per person | 0.0025 kg per person | 0.0388 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0261 kg per person | 0.006 kg per person | 0.038 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0695 kg per person | 0.0276 kg per person | 0.1056 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0853 kg per person | 0.0075 kg per person | 0.2454 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1056 kg per person | 0.0127 kg per person | 0.2229 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1079 kg per person | 0.0836 kg per person | 0.1327 kg per person | 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 0.0931 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 0.2454 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 0.0013 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.