All Animals: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: All Animals: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … capita was 0.9509 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Lesotho stood at 0.9509 kg per person.
The figure is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Lesotho peaked at 2.66 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.8342 kg per person, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 147th 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: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.56 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.66 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 2.53 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 2.4 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 2.54 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 2.34 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 2.46 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 2.32 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 2.38 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 2.48 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 2.4 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 2.36 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 2.31 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 2.32 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 2.23 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 2.12 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.98 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 1.89 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 1.91 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.94 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 1.7 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 1.74 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.57 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 1.5 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 1.52 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.65 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 1.73 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.68 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.6 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 1.46 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 1.3 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 1.28 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.38 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 1.26 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 1.38 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 1.28 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 1.44 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 1.31 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 1.78 kg per person | +35.9% |
| 2000 | 1.95 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 1.88 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.69 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 1.44 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 1.73 kg per person | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 2.04 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 2.56 kg per person | +25.2% |
| 2007 | 2.62 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.71 kg per person | -34.9% |
| 2009 | 1.64 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.55 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.55 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.54 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.39 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 1.36 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.5 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.16 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 1.16 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.12 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8532 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8342 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.2 kg per person | +44.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9509 kg per person | -20.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.9509 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.74 kg per person, 55% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.9509 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.49 kg per person, 64% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.47 kg per person | 2.32 kg per person | 2.66 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.2 kg per person | 1.89 kg per person | 2.48 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 kg per person | 1.5 kg per person | 1.94 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.39 kg per person | 1.26 kg per person | 1.78 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.93 kg per person | 1.44 kg per person | 2.62 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | 1.55 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9601 kg per person | 0.8342 kg per person | 1.2 kg per person | 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Lesotho?
- All animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Lesotho was 0.9509 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 kg per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8342 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Lesotho ranks 147th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. 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 — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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All Animals — Manure management (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 — Manure management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure management Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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All Animals — Manure management (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.