Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.107 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.107 kg per person.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.1636 kg per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0995 kg per person, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 110th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1626 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1619 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1367 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1216 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1496 kg per person | +23.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1162 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1338 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1453 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1505 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1636 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.147 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1392 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1384 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1399 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1459 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1424 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1375 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1416 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1443 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1467 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1438 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.138 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1328 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1297 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1261 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1241 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1334 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1316 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.125 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1171 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1177 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1369 kg per person | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1293 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1224 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1219 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1117 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1237 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1089 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1504 kg per person | +38.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1528 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.162 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1439 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1455 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1453 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1622 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1356 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1546 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1501 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1392 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1401 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1518 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.152 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1409 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1389 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1305 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1244 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1168 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1147 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1115 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1036 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0995 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1171 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.107 kg per person | -8.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.107 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1301 kg per person, 82% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.107 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0845 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 | +38.1% | 0.1089 kg per person | 0.1504 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.142 kg per person | 0.1162 kg per person | 0.1626 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.144 kg per person | 0.1375 kg per person | 0.1636 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1331 kg per person | 0.1241 kg per person | 0.1467 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.124 kg per person | 0.1089 kg per person | 0.1504 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1491 kg per person | 0.1356 kg per person | 0.1622 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1322 kg per person | 0.1115 kg per person | 0.152 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1068 kg per person | 0.0995 kg per person | 0.1171 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.107 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1636 kg per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0995 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 110th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.