Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.1025 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.1025 kg per person for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 26.5% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 1.38 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0253 kg per person, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 33rd out of 100 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.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.38 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.34 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 1.3 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 1.27 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 1.14 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1966 | 1.18 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 1.16 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 1.13 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 1.09 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 1.22 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 1.25 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6886 kg per person | -44.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8438 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 1974 | 1.23 kg per person | +45.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6778 kg per person | -44.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4979 kg per person | -26.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6771 kg per person | +36.0% |
| 1978 | 0.912 kg per person | +34.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7391 kg per person | -19.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7422 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6552 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4523 kg per person | -31.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4503 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5039 kg per person | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7124 kg per person | +41.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4594 kg per person | -35.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5535 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6641 kg per person | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3563 kg per person | -46.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3416 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1414 kg per person | -58.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2463 kg per person | +74.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4126 kg per person | +67.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5891 kg per person | +42.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0697 kg per person | -88.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3467 kg per person | +397.2% |
| 1997 | 0.288 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1595 kg per person | -44.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2706 kg per person | +69.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2259 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4274 kg per person | +89.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1863 kg per person | -56.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1719 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.192 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2219 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2214 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1961 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2207 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1266 kg per person | -42.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2535 kg per person | +100.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1291 kg per person | -49.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0774 kg per person | -40.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1377 kg per person | +77.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1484 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1093 kg per person | -26.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0253 kg per person | -76.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3204 kg per person | +1164.1% |
| 2018 | 0.529 kg per person | +65.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0934 kg per person | -82.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0755 kg per person | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0592 kg per person | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0811 kg per person | +37.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1025 kg per person | +26.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1025 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0441 kg per person, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1025 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1813 kg per person, 57% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1164.1% | 0.0253 kg per person | 0.3204 kg per person |
| 1996 | +397.2% | 0.0697 kg per person | 0.3467 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8734 kg per person | 0.4979 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5549 kg per person | 0.3563 kg per person | 0.7422 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2866 kg per person | 0.0697 kg per person | 0.5891 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.219 kg per person | 0.1266 kg per person | 0.4274 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1824 kg per person | 0.0253 kg per person | 0.529 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0796 kg per person | 0.0592 kg per person | 0.1025 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 sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- Sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.1025 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0253 kg per person in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 33rd out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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 Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.