All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 1,628 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Lesotho is 1,628 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.1% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 2,432 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,150 kg per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 46th out of 170 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.
All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,445 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,606 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1963 | 1,539 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 1,445 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 1,674 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1966 | 1,461 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 1,701 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1968 | 1,571 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 1,753 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 2,020 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1971 | 1,948 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 1,911 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 1,881 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 1,936 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 1,929 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1,876 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 1,590 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1978 | 1,551 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 1,622 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 1,787 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 1,821 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1,947 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 1,868 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 1,839 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1,981 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 1,993 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 2,326 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 2,277 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 2,137 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 1,900 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 1,896 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 2,008 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 1,976 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1,958 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1,833 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 1,701 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 1,796 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 1,443 kg per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 2,183 kg per square kilometre | +51.3% |
| 2000 | 2,060 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 2,052 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,870 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 1,871 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,790 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 2,011 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 1,919 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 1,932 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,989 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2,001 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,947 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1,941 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,955 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,870 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 1,829 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,792 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1,744 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2,087 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 1,868 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 1,624 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 1,150 kg per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 2021 | 1,285 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 2,432 kg per square kilometre | +89.3% |
| 2023 | 1,628 kg per square kilometre | -33.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,628 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,221 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,628 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,378 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre 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 | +89.3% | 1,285 kg per square kilometre | 2,432 kg per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +51.3% | 1,443 kg per square kilometre | 2,183 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,577 kg per square kilometre | 1,445 kg per square kilometre | 1,753 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,827 kg per square kilometre | 1,551 kg per square kilometre | 2,020 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,998 kg per square kilometre | 1,787 kg per square kilometre | 2,326 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,869 kg per square kilometre | 1,443 kg per square kilometre | 2,183 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,949 kg per square kilometre | 1,790 kg per square kilometre | 2,060 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,866 kg per square kilometre | 1,624 kg per square kilometre | 2,087 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,624 kg per square kilometre | 1,150 kg per square kilometre | 2,432 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 43 Guatemala 1,673 kg per square kilometre compare
- 44 Jamaica 1,652 kg per square kilometre compare
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 1,646 kg per square kilometre compare
- 47 Antigua and Barbuda 1,620 kg per square kilometre compare
- 48 El Salvador 1,572 kg per square kilometre compare
- 49 Saint Lucia 1,461 kg per square kilometre compare
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 left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- All animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Lesotho was 1,628 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,432 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,150 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 46th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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 left on pasture (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 left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.