Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Lesotho stood at 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.5% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Lesotho peaked at 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 66th of 175 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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +113.2% |
| 1963 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -32.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +43.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +57.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +91.4% |
| 1968 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -84.6% |
| 1969 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +33.9% |
| 1970 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +33.0% |
| 1972 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +157.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +122.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +27.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -42.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +24.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +39.3% |
| 1985 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -79.3% |
| 1986 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +216.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +35.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +42.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +23.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +28.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +88.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | +54.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -57.7% |
| 2004 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -80.5% |
| 2005 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -75.0% |
| 2006 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +435.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -67.1% |
| 2009 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +49.1% |
| 2010 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -60.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +511.5% |
| 2012 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -62.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +612.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -66.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +95.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -34.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +24.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP, 76% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +612.4% | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP |
| 2011 | +511.5% | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP |
| 2006 | +435.5% | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 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 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Lesotho ranks 66th out of 175 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 45.8%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.