Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils was 13,800 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 13,800 kg for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils 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 — manure applied to soils in Lesotho peaked at 85,683 kg in 1995 and was at its lowest, 411.94 kg, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 176th 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 — Manure applied to soils in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30,552 kg | — |
| 1962 | 31,719 kg | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 32,749 kg | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 33,848 kg | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 35,015 kg | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 36,182 kg | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 37,418 kg | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 38,448 kg | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 39,478 kg | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 40,576 kg | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 39,134 kg | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 39,821 kg | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 39,821 kg | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 39,134 kg | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 38,448 kg | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 37,761 kg | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 36,525 kg | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 37,761 kg | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 37,486 kg | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 30,895 kg | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 36,388 kg | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 51,973 kg | +42.8% |
| 1983 | 43,872 kg | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 29,454 kg | -32.9% |
| 1985 | 37,006 kg | +25.6% |
| 1986 | 42,224 kg | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 48,746 kg | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 48,746 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 48,403 kg | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 57,328 kg | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 42,842 kg | -25.3% |
| 1992 | 43,597 kg | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 57,122 kg | +31.0% |
| 1994 | 66,254 kg | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 85,683 kg | +29.3% |
| 1996 | 77,650 kg | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 69,618 kg | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 63,919 kg | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 55,886 kg | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 47,922 kg | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 45,519 kg | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 47,716 kg | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 42,567 kg | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 33,642 kg | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 40,164 kg | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 41,057 kg | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 39,340 kg | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 19,224 kg | -51.1% |
| 2009 | 30,621 kg | +59.3% |
| 2010 | 11,122 kg | -63.7% |
| 2011 | 9,955 kg | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 10,985 kg | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 1,167 kg | -89.4% |
| 2014 | 42,430 kg | +3535.3% |
| 2015 | 20,734 kg | -51.1% |
| 2016 | 411.94 kg | -98.0% |
| 2017 | 10,504 kg | +2450.0% |
| 2018 | 10,779 kg | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 686.57 kg | -93.6% |
| 2020 | 13,594 kg | +1880.0% |
| 2021 | 33,024 kg | +142.9% |
| 2022 | 18,949 kg | -42.6% |
| 2023 | 13,800 kg | -27.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 13,800 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.79 million kg, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 13,800 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 637,098 kg, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils 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% | 1,167 kg | 42,430 kg |
| 2017 | +2450.0% | 411.94 kg | 10,504 kg |
| 2020 | +1880.0% | 686.57 kg | 13,594 kg |
| 2021 | +142.9% | 13,594 kg | 33,024 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,045 kg | 30,552 kg | 39,478 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 38,647 kg | 36,525 kg | 40,576 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,771 kg | 29,454 kg | 51,973 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,990 kg | 42,842 kg | 85,683 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,777 kg | 19,224 kg | 47,922 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,878 kg | 411.94 kg | 42,430 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,842 kg | 13,594 kg | 33,024 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 173 Guadeloupe 19,282 kg compare
- 174 Tuvalu 16,474 kg compare
- 175 Grenada 14,461 kg compare
- 177 Iceland 12,716 kg compare
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 11,260 kg compare
- 179 Luxembourg 9,662 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 — manure applied to soils in Lesotho?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in Lesotho was 13,800 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 85,683 kg in 1995.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 411.94 kg in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils?
- Lesotho ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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).