Lesotho vs South Africa: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content)

Lesotho
0.1979 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.1832 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
115th
South Africa rank
116th

Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) over time

  • Lesotho
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.1979 kg per square kilometre against 0.1832 kg per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0147 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 116th of 149 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3362 kg per square kilometre 0.1945 kg per square kilometre 0.1417 kg per square kilometre Lesotho
1970s 0.4183 kg per square kilometre 0.1846 kg per square kilometre 0.2337 kg per square kilometre Lesotho
1980s 0.3598 kg per square kilometre 0.1931 kg per square kilometre 0.1666 kg per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 0.364 kg per square kilometre 0.2166 kg per square kilometre 0.1474 kg per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 0.7113 kg per square kilometre 0.2263 kg per square kilometre 0.485 kg per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 0.3816 kg per square kilometre 0.2115 kg per square kilometre 0.1701 kg per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 0.1979 kg per square kilometre 0.1853 kg per square kilometre 0.0126 kg per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), Lesotho or South Africa?
Lesotho, at 0.1979 kg per square kilometre against 0.1832 kg per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) between Lesotho and South Africa?
0.0147 kg per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
Lesotho ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 116th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
151 places, 8,689 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.