All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises in Lesotho
Lesotho: All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises was 13.22 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Lesotho stood at 13.22 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 20.4% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Lesotho peaked at 31.21 kg per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.33 kg per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 130th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.86 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 12.7 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 12.51 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 12.23 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 13.29 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 12.71 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 13.81 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 13.4 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 14.29 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 15.39 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 15.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 15.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 16.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 16.62 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 16.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 16.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 15.54 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 15.19 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 15.8 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 16.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 14.86 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 15.7 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 14.62 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 14.31 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 15.03 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 16.7 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 17.95 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 17.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 17.3 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 16.08 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 14.48 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 14.4 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 15.81 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 14.71 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 16.25 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 15.32 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 17.32 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 15.81 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 21.49 kg per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 2000 | 23.6 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 22.68 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 20.36 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 17.1 kg per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 20.6 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 24.12 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 30.36 kg per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2007 | 31.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 20.27 kg per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2009 | 19.7 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 18.63 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 18.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 18.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 17.23 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 16.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 19.05 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 17.98 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 15.12 kg per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 15.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.97 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 11.43 kg per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2021 | 11.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 16.6 kg per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 2023 | 13.22 kg per square kilometre | -20.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 13.22 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.08 kg per square kilometre, 53% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 13.22 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.99 kg per square kilometre, 78% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.98 kg per square kilometre | 11.86 kg per square kilometre | 14.29 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.87 kg per square kilometre | 15.19 kg per square kilometre | 16.62 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.08 kg per square kilometre | 14.31 kg per square kilometre | 17.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.17 kg per square kilometre | 14.4 kg per square kilometre | 21.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 23 kg per square kilometre | 17.1 kg per square kilometre | 31.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.27 kg per square kilometre | 14.97 kg per square kilometre | 19.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.15 kg per square kilometre | 11.33 kg per square kilometre | 16.6 kg per square kilometre | 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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Lesotho?
- All animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Lesotho was 13.22 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 31.21 kg per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.33 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Lesotho ranks 130th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.