Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 8.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Lesotho stood at 8.15 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Lesotho peaked at 10.68 kg per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.32 kg per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Lesotho 107th out of 167 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.
Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.06 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 3.63 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1964 | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 4.21 kg per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1966 | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1967 | 4.03 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1968 | 4.54 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 4.87 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 5.49 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 5.12 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 5.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 5.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 5.4 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 5.83 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 5.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 5.84 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 6.19 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 6.49 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 6.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 6.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 6.78 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 6.71 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 6.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 6.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 7.49 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 7.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 7.31 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 6.98 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 7.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 8.45 kg per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1993 | 8.1 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 7.77 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 7.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 7.26 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 8.1 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 9.92 kg per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2000 | 10.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 10.68 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 9.45 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 9.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 9.43 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.44 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 8.69 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 9.95 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 9.72 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 9.08 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 9.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 10.07 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 10.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.54 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 9.52 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.05 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 8.73 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 8.3 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 8.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.12 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 7.63 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 7.41 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 8.82 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 8.15 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 8.15 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.96 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 8.15 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.62 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.02 kg per square kilometre | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | 4.87 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.64 kg per square kilometre | 5.02 kg per square kilometre | 6.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.98 kg per square kilometre | 6.71 kg per square kilometre | 7.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.87 kg per square kilometre | 6.98 kg per square kilometre | 9.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7 kg per square kilometre | 8.69 kg per square kilometre | 10.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1 kg per square kilometre | 8.12 kg per square kilometre | 10.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 kg per square kilometre | 7.41 kg per square kilometre | 8.82 kg per square kilometre | 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 square in Lesotho?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Lesotho was 8.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 10.68 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.32 kg per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Lesotho rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Lesotho ranks 107th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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
Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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.