All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 22.39 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Lesotho is 22.39 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 33.2% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 64.99 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 16.57 kg per person, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 46th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60.38 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 64.99 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 60.47 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 55.21 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1965 | 62.03 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1966 | 52.51 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 1967 | 58.87 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 1968 | 52.65 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1969 | 56.53 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 62.67 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 58.34 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 55.36 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 52.7 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 52.43 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 50.52 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 47.59 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 39.5 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 1978 | 37.5 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 38.1 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 40.63 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 39.99 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 41.45 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 38.59 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 36.93 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 38.59 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 37.99 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 43.22 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 41.46 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 38.18 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 33.39 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 32.6 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 33.96 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 33.03 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 32.18 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 30 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 27.56 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 28.98 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 23.34 kg per person | -19.5% |
| 1999 | 35.01 kg per person | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 33.31 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 33.2 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 30.3 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 30.21 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 29.47 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 33.49 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 32.66 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 32.82 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 32.54 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 32.42 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 31.28 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 30.95 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 30.86 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 29.11 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 28.17 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 27.45 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 26.35 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 30.55 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 27.18 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 23.49 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 16.57 kg per person | -29.5% |
| 2021 | 18.14 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 33.53 kg per person | +84.8% |
| 2023 | 22.39 kg per person | -33.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 22.39 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.5 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 22.39 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.07 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +84.8% | 18.14 kg per person | 33.53 kg per person |
| 1999 | +50.0% | 23.34 kg per person | 35.01 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.18 kg per person | 52.51 kg per person | 64.99 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.47 kg per person | 37.5 kg per person | 62.67 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.71 kg per person | 36.93 kg per person | 43.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 31 kg per person | 23.34 kg per person | 35.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.04 kg per person | 29.47 kg per person | 33.49 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.54 kg per person | 23.49 kg per person | 31.28 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.66 kg per person | 16.57 kg per person | 33.53 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 22.39 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 64.99 kg per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.57 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 46th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.