Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure was 219,169 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho stood at 219,169 kg.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho peaked at 586,727 kg in 1995 and was at its lowest, 152,306 kg, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 169th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 263,161 kg | — |
| 1962 | 271,998 kg | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 280,112 kg | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 288,587 kg | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 297,424 kg | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 306,261 kg | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 315,459 kg | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 326,266 kg | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 337,074 kg | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 348,243 kg | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 346,042 kg | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 349,655 kg | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 355,043 kg | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 351,429 kg | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 347,816 kg | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 349,590 kg | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 343,085 kg | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 349,590 kg | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 348,144 kg | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 313,455 kg | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 345,056 kg | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 432,470 kg | +25.3% |
| 1983 | 384,444 kg | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 308,560 kg | -19.7% |
| 1985 | 348,309 kg | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 375,771 kg | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 412,793 kg | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 412,793 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 413,680 kg | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 390,619 kg | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 374,175 kg | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 318,349 kg | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 391,152 kg | +22.9% |
| 1994 | 475,307 kg | +21.5% |
| 1995 | 586,727 kg | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 553,608 kg | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 520,489 kg | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 481,338 kg | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 448,219 kg | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 414,922 kg | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 394,193 kg | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 415,454 kg | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 374,884 kg | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 344,071 kg | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 381,093 kg | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 378,787 kg | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 379,450 kg | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 276,268 kg | -27.2% |
| 2009 | 336,253 kg | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 241,710 kg | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 235,567 kg | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 240,988 kg | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 194,702 kg | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 378,471 kg | +94.4% |
| 2015 | 227,650 kg | -39.9% |
| 2016 | 156,248 kg | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 206,134 kg | +31.9% |
| 2018 | 197,882 kg | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 152,306 kg | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 218,623 kg | +43.5% |
| 2021 | 319,808 kg | +46.3% |
| 2022 | 246,809 kg | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 219,169 kg | -11.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 219,169 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.42 million kg, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 219,169 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 million kg, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +94.4% | 194,702 kg | 378,471 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 298,482 kg | 263,161 kg | 337,074 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 348,864 kg | 343,085 kg | 355,043 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 374,733 kg | 308,560 kg | 432,470 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 453,998 kg | 318,349 kg | 586,727 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 369,538 kg | 276,268 kg | 415,454 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 223,166 kg | 152,306 kg | 378,471 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 251,102 kg | 218,623 kg | 319,808 kg | 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho was 219,169 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 586,727 kg in 1995.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,306 kg in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure?
- Lesotho ranks 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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).