Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.1252 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.1252 kg per person.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.1423 kg per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 kg per person, in 1965.
That places Lesotho 36th out of 137 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.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0096 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0093 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.009 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0088 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0085 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.01 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0097 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0093 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.009 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0102 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0099 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0095 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0106 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0102 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0105 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0104 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0161 kg per person | +54.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0204 kg per person | +26.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0266 kg per person | +30.5% |
| 1980 | 0.031 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0301 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0335 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0352 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0375 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0409 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0437 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0494 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0526 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0603 kg per person | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0551 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0643 kg per person | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0716 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0765 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0862 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0862 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0877 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0883 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0936 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.098 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1017 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1045 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.106 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1065 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1082 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1097 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1089 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1122 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1075 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1139 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1278 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1301 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1357 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1423 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1325 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.13 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1318 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1334 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1314 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1291 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1283 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1267 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1252 kg per person | -1.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1252 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0631 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1252 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0263 kg per person, 4.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +54.7% | 0.0104 kg per person | 0.0161 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0092 kg per person | 0.0085 kg per person | 0.01 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0134 kg per person | 0.0095 kg per person | 0.0266 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0414 kg per person | 0.0301 kg per person | 0.0603 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0807 kg per person | 0.0551 kg per person | 0.098 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1065 kg per person | 0.1 kg per person | 0.1122 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1309 kg per person | 0.1139 kg per person | 0.1423 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1273 kg per person | 0.1252 kg per person | 0.1291 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 potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.1252 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1423 kg per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 kg per person in 1965.
- How does Lesotho rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 36th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Crop residues 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
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.