All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Lesotho
Lesotho: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 488.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per 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 that leaches (n content), per in Lesotho is 488.37 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure 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 that leaches (n content), per in Lesotho peaked at 729.61 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 345.13 kg per square kilometre, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 46th of 170 countries on this measure, 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 … left square kilometre leaches in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 433.5 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 481.9 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1963 | 461.82 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 433.64 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 502.32 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1966 | 438.17 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 510.23 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1968 | 471.26 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 525.9 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 606.14 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1971 | 584.25 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 573.43 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 564.29 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 580.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 578.82 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 562.68 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 477.06 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1978 | 465.36 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 486.7 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 536.05 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 546.35 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 584.03 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 560.28 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 551.77 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 594.44 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 597.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 697.68 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 683.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 640.98 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 569.91 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 568.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 602.34 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 592.67 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 587.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 549.92 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 510.25 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 538.78 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 432.88 kg per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 654.89 kg per square kilometre | +51.3% |
| 2000 | 617.95 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 615.72 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 560.98 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 561.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 536.85 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 603.39 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 575.75 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 579.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 596.68 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 600.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 584.12 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 582.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 586.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 560.96 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 548.78 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 537.68 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 523.3 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 626.08 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 560.45 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 487.31 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 345.13 kg per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 2021 | 385.51 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 729.61 kg per square kilometre | +89.3% |
| 2023 | 488.37 kg per square kilometre | -33.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 488.37 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 366.23 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 488.37 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 413.5 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches 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% | 385.51 kg per square kilometre | 729.61 kg per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +51.3% | 432.88 kg per square kilometre | 654.89 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 473.19 kg per square kilometre | 433.5 kg per square kilometre | 525.9 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 547.95 kg per square kilometre | 465.36 kg per square kilometre | 606.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 599.26 kg per square kilometre | 536.05 kg per square kilometre | 697.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 560.77 kg per square kilometre | 432.88 kg per square kilometre | 654.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 584.84 kg per square kilometre | 536.85 kg per square kilometre | 617.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 559.75 kg per square kilometre | 487.31 kg per square kilometre | 626.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 487.16 kg per square kilometre | 345.13 kg per square kilometre | 729.61 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 43 Guatemala 501.88 kg per square kilometre compare
- 44 Jamaica 495.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 493.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 47 Antigua and Barbuda 485.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 48 El Salvador 471.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 49 Saint Lucia 438.43 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 that leaches (n content), per in Lesotho?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Lesotho was 488.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 729.61 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 345.13 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Lesotho ranks 46th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.