How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Nigeria: All Animals: Manure applied to soils … applied capita volatilises

Lesotho

0.1736 kg per person

in 2023

Nigeria

0.1905 kg per person

in 2023

Lesotho rank

146th

Nigeria rank

144th

All Animals: Manure applied to soils … applied capita volatilises over time

Lesotho
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1905 kg per person against 0.1736 kg per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0169 kg per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 146th and Nigeria ranks 144th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4585 kg per person	0.0942 kg per person	0.3643 kg per person	Lesotho
1970s	0.4075 kg per person	0.106 kg per person	0.3014 kg per person	Lesotho
1980s	0.3065 kg per person	0.1286 kg per person	0.1779 kg per person	Lesotho
1990s	0.2545 kg per person	0.1808 kg per person	0.0737 kg per person	Lesotho
2000s	0.3539 kg per person	0.1967 kg per person	0.1573 kg per person	Lesotho
2010s	0.251 kg per person	0.186 kg per person	0.065 kg per person	Lesotho
2020s	0.1754 kg per person	0.1937 kg per person	0.0183 kg per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), Lesotho or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.1905 kg per person against 0.1736 kg per person in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) between Lesotho and Nigeria?: 0.0169 kg per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?: Lesotho ranks 146th and Nigeria ranks 144th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 172 places, 9,878 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 05 October 2026

All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.