All Animals — Amount excreted in manure in Lesotho

Lesotho: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure was 51.76 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
51.76 million kg
Change on year
down 32.5%
World rank
138th
of 211 countries
All-time high
76.64 million kg
in 2022
All-time low
37.05 million kg
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023

All Animals — Amount excreted in manure in Lesotho, 1961–2023

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 51.76 million kg for all animals — amount excreted in manure in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho peaked at 76.64 million kg in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.05 million kg, in 2020.

That places Lesotho 138th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 49.97 million kg 45.80 million kg 55.58 million kg 9
1970s 58.09 million kg 49.77 million kg 63.88 million kg 10
1980s 63.39 million kg 57.15 million kg 73.62 million kg 10
1990s 59.62 million kg 46.64 million kg 70.13 million kg 10
2000s 63.29 million kg 58.09 million kg 66.75 million kg 10
2010s 59.71 million kg 51.90 million kg 65.91 million kg 10
2020s 51.62 million kg 37.05 million kg 76.64 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 135 Guinea-Bissau 57.67 million kg compare
  2. 136 El Salvador 57.09 million kg compare
  3. 137 Lithuania 56.25 million kg compare
  4. 139 Sri Lanka 51.55 million kg compare
  5. 140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.49 million kg compare
  6. 141 Croatia 49.38 million kg compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is all animals — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho?
All animals — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho was 51.76 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 76.64 million kg in 2022.
What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 37.05 million kg in 2020.
How does Lesotho rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure?
Lesotho ranks 138th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is all animals — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).