Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) was 972,814 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure management in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 972,814 kg for cattle — manure management in 2023.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management in Lesotho peaked at 1.29 million kg in 2001 and was at its lowest, 406,041 kg, in 1964.
Lesotho ranks 139th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 496,662 kg | — |
| 1962 | 509,319 kg | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 443,148 kg | -13.0% |
| 1964 | 406,041 kg | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 516,269 kg | +27.1% |
| 1966 | 410,100 kg | -20.6% |
| 1967 | 492,319 kg | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 555,978 kg | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 596,939 kg | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 674,015 kg | +12.9% |
| 1971 | 624,835 kg | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 611,420 kg | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 628,453 kg | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 657,842 kg | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 710,838 kg | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 715,722 kg | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 710,343 kg | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 753,140 kg | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 790,785 kg | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 827,973 kg | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 835,282 kg | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 823,773 kg | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 814,452 kg | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 818,228 kg | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 817,886 kg | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 825,142 kg | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 910,405 kg | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 917,163 kg | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 887,434 kg | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 844,911 kg | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 865,378 kg | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.03 million kg | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 983,730 kg | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 940,725 kg | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 947,746 kg | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 878,354 kg | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 980,278 kg | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 864,742 kg | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 1.20 million kg | +39.0% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.29 million kg | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 1.14 million kg | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 1.15 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.14 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.26 million kg | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 1.05 million kg | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million kg | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 1.17 million kg | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.09 million kg | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.21 million kg | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 1.23 million kg | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.14 million kg | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.08 million kg | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 million kg | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 994,465 kg | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 987,880 kg | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 966,398 kg | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 907,780 kg | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 880,122 kg | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.06 million kg | +20.8% |
| 2023 | 972,814 kg | -8.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 972,814 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.43 million kg, 15% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 972,814 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.69 million kg, 21% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 491,864 kg | 406,041 kg | 596,939 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 687,739 kg | 611,420 kg | 790,785 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 847,774 kg | 814,452 kg | 917,163 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 953,432 kg | 844,911 kg | 1.20 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 million kg | 1.05 million kg | 1.29 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million kg | 966,398 kg | 1.23 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 955,952 kg | 880,122 kg | 1.06 million kg | 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 management in Lesotho?
- Cattle — manure management in Lesotho was 972,814 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure management recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million kg in 2001.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 406,041 kg in 1964.
- How does Lesotho rank for cattle — manure management?
- Lesotho ranks 139th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).