Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises was 0.3876 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Lesotho is 0.3876 kg per square kilometre, measured 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Lesotho peaked at 2.41 kg per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0116 kg per square kilometre, in 2016.
Lesotho ranks 117th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.858 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8908 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9197 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.9506 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9834 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8677 kg per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 1983 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8272 kg per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1985 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1986 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1992 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1994 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1996 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9448 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5399 kg per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 2009 | 0.86 kg per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3124 kg per square kilometre | -63.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2796 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3085 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0328 kg per square kilometre | -89.4% |
| 2014 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +3535.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5823 kg per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | -98.0% |
| 2017 | 0.295 kg per square kilometre | +2450.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3027 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0193 kg per square kilometre | -93.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3818 kg per square kilometre | +1880.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9274 kg per square kilometre | +142.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5322 kg per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3876 kg per square kilometre | -27.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises 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% | 0.0328 kg per square kilometre | 1.19 kg per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +2450.0% | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | 0.295 kg per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +1880.0% | 0.0193 kg per square kilometre | 0.3818 kg per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +142.9% | 0.3818 kg per square kilometre | 0.9274 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9842 kg per square kilometre | 0.858 kg per square kilometre | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 0.8272 kg per square kilometre | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 0.5399 kg per square kilometre | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3336 kg per square kilometre | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5572 kg per square kilometre | 0.3818 kg per square kilometre | 0.9274 kg per square kilometre | 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, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Lesotho?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Lesotho was 0.3876 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 kg per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0116 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Lesotho ranks 117th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 left on pasture that volatilises (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.