Chickens, broilers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens, broilers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square was 0.4545 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, broilers — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) in Lesotho stood at 0.4545 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.2% on the previous year and up 1,082.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) in Lesotho peaked at 2.82 kg per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0136 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 management (manure treated, N) … square in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 1983 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9701 kg per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1985 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1986 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1992 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1994 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1996 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6332 kg per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3664 kg per square kilometre | -63.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3279 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3618 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0384 kg per square kilometre | -89.4% |
| 2014 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +3535.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6829 kg per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0136 kg per square kilometre | -98.0% |
| 2017 | 0.346 kg per square kilometre | +2450.0% |
| 2018 | 0.355 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0226 kg per square kilometre | -93.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4478 kg per square kilometre | +1880.0% |
| 2021 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +142.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6241 kg per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4545 kg per square kilometre | -27.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square 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% | 0.0384 kg per square kilometre | 1.4 kg per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +2450.0% | 0.0136 kg per square kilometre | 0.346 kg per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +1880.0% | 0.0226 kg per square kilometre | 0.4478 kg per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +142.9% | 0.4478 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | 0.9701 kg per square kilometre | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 0.6332 kg per square kilometre | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3912 kg per square kilometre | 0.0136 kg per square kilometre | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6535 kg per square kilometre | 0.4478 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 151 Gabon 0.7253 kg per square kilometre compare
- 152 Central African Republic 0.7114 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Congo 0.5018 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Angola 0.4152 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Eritrea 0.3558 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Somalia 0.3339 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 management (manure treated, n content) in Lesotho?
- Chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) in Lesotho was 0.4545 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 kg per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0136 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content)?
- Lesotho ranks 154th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,082.4%. 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.