Nitrogen use efficiency in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nitrogen use efficiency was 43.49 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in Lesotho, 1961–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen use efficiency in Lesotho is 43.49, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Lesotho peaked at 103.51 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 21.79, in 2012.
That places Lesotho 113th out of 205 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrogen use efficiency in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 96.36 | — |
| 1962 | 89.47 | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 92.76 | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 95.17 | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 82.63 | -13.2% |
| 1966 | 95.3 | +15.3% |
| 1967 | 80.56 | -15.5% |
| 1968 | 82.97 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 77.46 | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 61.53 | -20.6% |
| 1971 | 67.22 | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 37.71 | -43.9% |
| 1973 | 53.41 | +41.6% |
| 1974 | 85.4 | +59.9% |
| 1975 | 57.11 | -33.1% |
| 1976 | 47.46 | -16.9% |
| 1977 | 94.21 | +98.5% |
| 1978 | 103.51 | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 81.08 | -21.7% |
| 1980 | 63.75 | -21.4% |
| 1981 | 56.78 | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 42.6 | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 42.51 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 44.71 | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 57.22 | +28.0% |
| 1986 | 45.6 | -20.3% |
| 1987 | 41.68 | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 63.85 | +53.2% |
| 1989 | 60.35 | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 75.42 | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 24.68 | -67.3% |
| 1992 | 31.88 | +29.2% |
| 1993 | 44.95 | +41.0% |
| 1994 | 58.17 | +29.4% |
| 1995 | 25.72 | -55.8% |
| 1996 | 65.01 | +152.7% |
| 1997 | 61.21 | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 55.07 | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 44.01 | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 33.51 | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 44.52 | +32.9% |
| 2002 | 55.7 | +25.1% |
| 2003 | 47.18 | -15.3% |
| 2004 | 45.91 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 40.54 | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 36.68 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 28.33 | -22.8% |
| 2008 | 31.43 | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 31.79 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 65.08 | +104.7% |
| 2011 | 44.79 | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 21.79 | -51.4% |
| 2013 | 49.1 | +125.4% |
| 2014 | 43.49 | -11.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +152.7% | 25.72 | 65.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.08 | 77.46 | 96.36 | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.86 | 37.71 | 103.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.91 | 41.68 | 63.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.61 | 24.68 | 75.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.56 | 28.33 | 55.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.85 | 21.79 | 65.08 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Lesotho?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Lesotho was 43.49 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 103.51 in 1978.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.79 in 2012.
- How does Lesotho rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Lesotho ranks 113th out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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