All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.0878 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Lesotho is 0.0878 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.2094 kg per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0782 kg per person, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 133rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1964 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1981 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1797 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1964 | 0.168 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1894 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1601 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1749 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1809 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1837 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1931 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1791 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1732 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1706 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1722 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1735 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1661 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1607 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1593 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1621 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1636 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1472 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1431 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.132 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1273 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1247 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1314 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1397 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1371 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1301 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1204 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1123 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1234 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1239 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.111 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1191 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.11 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1248 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1125 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1553 kg per person | +38.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1668 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1668 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1482 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1348 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.155 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1774 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1995 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2094 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1495 kg per person | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1414 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1378 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.142 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.142 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1274 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1237 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1297 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1225 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1004 kg per person | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1013 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0983 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0821 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0782 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1046 kg per person | +33.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0878 kg per person | -16.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0878 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1486 kg per person, 59% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0878 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1233 kg per person, 71% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1812 kg per person | 0.1601 kg per person | 0.1981 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.171 kg per person | 0.1593 kg per person | 0.1931 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1376 kg per person | 0.1247 kg per person | 0.1636 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1213 kg per person | 0.11 kg per person | 0.1553 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1649 kg per person | 0.1348 kg per person | 0.2094 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1225 kg per person | 0.0983 kg per person | 0.142 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0882 kg per person | 0.0782 kg per person | 0.1046 kg per person | 4 |
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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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- All animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.0878 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2094 kg per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0782 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 133rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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All Animals — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- All Animals — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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All Animals — Losses from manure treated (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.