Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.1364 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.1364 kg per square kilometre for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in 2023.
The figure is 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 that leaches (n) in Lesotho peaked at 0.8467 kg per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 kg per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 154th out of 168 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 square kilometre leaches in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3019 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3134 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3236 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3345 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.346 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3575 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3697 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3799 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3901 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4009 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3867 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3935 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3935 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3867 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3799 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3731 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3609 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3731 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3704 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3053 kg per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3596 kg per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5136 kg per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4335 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 0.291 kg per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3657 kg per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4172 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4817 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4817 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4783 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5665 kg per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4233 kg per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4308 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5645 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6547 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8467 kg per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7673 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6879 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6316 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5522 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4735 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4498 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4715 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4206 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3324 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3969 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4057 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3887 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.19 kg per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3026 kg per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1099 kg per square kilometre | -63.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0984 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1085 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0115 kg per square kilometre | -89.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4193 kg per square kilometre | +3535.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2049 kg per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 kg per square kilometre | -98.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1038 kg per square kilometre | +2450.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1065 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 kg per square kilometre | -93.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1343 kg per square kilometre | +1880.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3263 kg per square kilometre | +142.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1872 kg per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1364 kg per square kilometre | -27.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches 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% | 0.0115 kg per square kilometre | 0.4193 kg per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +2450.0% | 0.0041 kg per square kilometre | 0.1038 kg per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +1880.0% | 0.0068 kg per square kilometre | 0.1343 kg per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +142.9% | 0.1343 kg per square kilometre | 0.3263 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3463 kg per square kilometre | 0.3019 kg per square kilometre | 0.3901 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3819 kg per square kilometre | 0.3609 kg per square kilometre | 0.4009 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4128 kg per square kilometre | 0.291 kg per square kilometre | 0.5136 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6125 kg per square kilometre | 0.4233 kg per square kilometre | 0.8467 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3832 kg per square kilometre | 0.19 kg per square kilometre | 0.4735 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1174 kg per square kilometre | 0.0041 kg per square kilometre | 0.4193 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1961 kg per square kilometre | 0.1343 kg per square kilometre | 0.3263 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 151 Gabon 0.2176 kg per square kilometre compare
- 152 Central African Republic 0.2134 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Congo 0.1505 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Angola 0.1246 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Eritrea 0.1067 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Somalia 0.1002 kg per square kilometre 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 that leaches (n) in Lesotho?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Lesotho was 0.1364 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8467 kg per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n)?
- Lesotho ranks 154th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.