Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.0679 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — 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 cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Lesotho is 0.0679 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.119 kg per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0613 kg per person, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 115th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.116 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1154 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0975 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0867 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1086 kg per person | +25.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0807 kg per person | -25.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0955 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1049 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1086 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.119 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1046 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.098 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0969 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0981 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1027 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0998 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0957 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.099 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1012 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1032 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1008 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.096 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0916 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0891 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0864 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.085 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0929 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0916 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0862 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0797 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0804 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0951 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0895 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0832 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0828 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0759 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0841 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.073 kg per person | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1027 kg per person | +40.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1028 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1084 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0962 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0982 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0981 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.109 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0934 kg per person | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1036 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0991 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.093 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0936 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1001 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1004 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0914 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.09 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0844 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0806 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0755 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0739 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0698 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0646 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0613 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0781 kg per person | +27.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0679 kg per person | -13.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0679 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0819 kg per person, 83% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0679 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0605 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +40.7% | 0.073 kg per person | 0.1027 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1015 kg per person | 0.0807 kg per person | 0.116 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1015 kg per person | 0.0957 kg per person | 0.119 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0923 kg per person | 0.085 kg per person | 0.1032 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0846 kg per person | 0.073 kg per person | 0.1027 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1002 kg per person | 0.093 kg per person | 0.109 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.086 kg per person | 0.0698 kg per person | 0.1004 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.068 kg per person | 0.0613 kg per person | 0.0781 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 cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.0679 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.119 kg per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0613 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 115th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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 Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — 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.