Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure was 72,631 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 72,631 kg for chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 27.2% on the previous year and up 1,082.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho peaked at 450,965 kg in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2,168 kg, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 160,801 kg | — |
| 1962 | 166,944 kg | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 172,364 kg | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 178,146 kg | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 184,288 kg | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 190,431 kg | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 196,936 kg | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 202,356 kg | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 207,776 kg | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 213,558 kg | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 205,970 kg | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 209,583 kg | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 209,583 kg | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 205,970 kg | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 202,356 kg | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 198,742 kg | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 192,238 kg | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 198,742 kg | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 197,297 kg | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 162,608 kg | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 191,516 kg | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 273,542 kg | +42.8% |
| 1983 | 230,903 kg | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 155,019 kg | -32.9% |
| 1985 | 194,768 kg | +25.6% |
| 1986 | 222,230 kg | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 256,558 kg | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 256,558 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 254,752 kg | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 301,727 kg | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 225,482 kg | -25.3% |
| 1992 | 229,457 kg | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 300,643 kg | +31.0% |
| 1994 | 348,703 kg | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 450,965 kg | +29.3% |
| 1996 | 408,687 kg | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 366,409 kg | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 336,417 kg | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 294,139 kg | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 252,222 kg | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 239,575 kg | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 251,138 kg | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 224,037 kg | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 177,062 kg | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 211,390 kg | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 216,087 kg | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 207,054 kg | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 101,178 kg | -51.1% |
| 2009 | 161,162 kg | +59.3% |
| 2010 | 58,539 kg | -63.7% |
| 2011 | 52,396 kg | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 57,816 kg | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 6,143 kg | -89.4% |
| 2014 | 223,314 kg | +3535.3% |
| 2015 | 109,128 kg | -51.1% |
| 2016 | 2,168 kg | -98.0% |
| 2017 | 55,287 kg | +2450.0% |
| 2018 | 56,732 kg | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 3,614 kg | -93.6% |
| 2020 | 71,547 kg | +1880.0% |
| 2021 | 173,809 kg | +142.9% |
| 2022 | 99,733 kg | -42.6% |
| 2023 | 72,631 kg | -27.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 72,631 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.22 million kg, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 72,631 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.35 million kg, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — 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 | +3535.3% | 6,143 kg | 223,314 kg |
| 2017 | +2450.0% | 2,168 kg | 55,287 kg |
| 2020 | +1880.0% | 3,614 kg | 71,547 kg |
| 2021 | +142.9% | 71,547 kg | 173,809 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 184,449 kg | 160,801 kg | 207,776 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 203,404 kg | 192,238 kg | 213,558 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 219,845 kg | 155,019 kg | 273,542 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 326,263 kg | 225,482 kg | 450,965 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 204,090 kg | 101,178 kg | 252,222 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,514 kg | 2,168 kg | 223,314 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 104,430 kg | 71,547 kg | 173,809 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 164 Equatorial Guinea 118,161 kg compare
- 165 Vanuatu 95,396 kg compare
- 166 Tonga 94,312 kg compare
- 168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71,909 kg compare
- 169 Bhutan 60,345 kg compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 59,261 kg compare
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, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho?
- Chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho was 72,631 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 450,965 kg in 1995.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,168 kg in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure?
- Lesotho ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,082.3%. 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, broilers — 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).