Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.931 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.931 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Lesotho peaked at 2.45 kg per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0132 kg per person, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 125th 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0132 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.032 kg per person | +142.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0236 kg per person | -26.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0362 kg per person | +53.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0585 kg per person | +61.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0567 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1094 kg per person | +93.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0169 kg per person | -84.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0234 kg per person | +38.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0245 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.035 kg per person | +42.8% |
| 1972 | 0.032 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1192 kg per person | +272.6% |
| 1974 | 0.116 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2472 kg per person | +113.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2394 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3876 kg per person | +61.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3014 kg per person | -22.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2928 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3555 kg per person | +21.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3453 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3354 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3259 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.38 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0616 kg per person | -83.8% |
| 1986 | 0.06 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2348 kg per person | +291.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2299 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2816 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2763 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4342 kg per person | +57.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3737 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5258 kg per person | +40.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6744 kg per person | +28.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9757 kg per person | +44.7% |
| 1996 | 1.06 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8078 kg per person | -23.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9009 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.93 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.71 kg per person | +83.5% |
| 2001 | 2.45 kg per person | +43.8% |
| 2002 | 1.63 kg per person | -33.5% |
| 2003 | 1.04 kg per person | -36.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2651 kg per person | -74.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0745 kg per person | -71.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4289 kg per person | +475.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5041 kg per person | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.173 kg per person | -65.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2523 kg per person | +45.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1269 kg per person | -49.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8881 kg per person | +599.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3189 kg per person | -64.1% |
| 2013 | 2.15 kg per person | +573.2% |
| 2014 | 2.23 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7118 kg per person | -68.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7144 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.65 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 1.39 kg per person | +114.0% |
| 2019 | 1.38 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.22 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 1.33 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8357 kg per person | -37.0% |
| 2023 | 0.931 kg per person | +11.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.931 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69 kg per person, 35% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.931 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.13 kg per person, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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% | 0.1269 kg per person | 0.8881 kg per person |
| 2013 | +573.2% | 0.3189 kg per person | 2.15 kg per person |
| 2006 | +475.4% | 0.0745 kg per person | 0.4289 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0411 kg per person | 0.0132 kg per person | 0.1094 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1795 kg per person | 0.0245 kg per person | 0.3876 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.261 kg per person | 0.06 kg per person | 0.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6954 kg per person | 0.2763 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8525 kg per person | 0.0745 kg per person | 2.45 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.1269 kg per person | 2.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 kg per person | 0.8357 kg per person | 1.33 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Lesotho?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Lesotho was 0.931 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 kg per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0132 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Lesotho ranks 125th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.