Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises was 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho is 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho peaked at 0.0839 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 19th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0839 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0733 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0568 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0471 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0603 kg per US$ of GDP | +28.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0395 kg per US$ of GDP | -34.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0503 kg per US$ of GDP | +27.6% |
| 1968 | 0.057 kg per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0569 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0634 kg per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0489 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0434 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0292 kg per US$ of GDP | -32.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0247 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0273 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0274 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0201 kg per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0158 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0154 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.011 kg per US$ of GDP | -28.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0109 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0129 kg per US$ of GDP | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0112 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0128 kg per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0157 kg per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0133 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0124 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0107 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0095 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0071 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP | +53.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0065 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0048 kg per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | +95.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP, 4.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises 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 | +95.3% | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0584 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0395 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0839 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0316 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0634 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.012 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0095 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0157 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0057 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0045 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | 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 cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho was 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0839 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Lesotho ranks 19th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.