Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure was 146,537 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho stood at 146,537 kg.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho peaked at 188,559 kg in 2013 and was at its lowest, 88,892 kg, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 161st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 102,361 kg | — |
| 1962 | 105,054 kg | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 107,748 kg | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 110,442 kg | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 113,135 kg | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 115,829 kg | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 118,523 kg | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 123,910 kg | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 129,298 kg | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 134,685 kg | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 140,072 kg | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 140,072 kg | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 145,460 kg | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 145,460 kg | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 145,460 kg | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 150,847 kg | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 150,847 kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 150,847 kg | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 150,847 kg | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 150,847 kg | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 153,541 kg | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 158,928 kg | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 153,541 kg | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 153,541 kg | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 153,541 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 153,541 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 156,235 kg | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 156,235 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 158,928 kg | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 88,892 kg | -44.1% |
| 1991 | 148,692 kg | +67.3% |
| 1992 | 88,892 kg | -40.2% |
| 1993 | 90,508 kg | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 126,604 kg | +39.9% |
| 1995 | 135,762 kg | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 144,921 kg | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 154,080 kg | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 144,921 kg | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 154,080 kg | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 162,699 kg | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 154,618 kg | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 164,316 kg | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 150,847 kg | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 167,009 kg | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 169,703 kg | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 162,699 kg | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 172,397 kg | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 175,090 kg | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 175,090 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 183,172 kg | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 183,172 kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 183,172 kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 188,559 kg | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 155,157 kg | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 118,523 kg | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 154,080 kg | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 150,847 kg | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 141,150 kg | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 148,692 kg | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 147,076 kg | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 145,999 kg | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 147,076 kg | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 146,537 kg | -0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 146,537 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.85 million kg, 5% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 146,537 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.98 million kg, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +67.3% | 88,892 kg | 148,692 kg |
| 1990 | -44.1% | 158,928 kg | 88,892 kg |
| 1992 | -40.2% | 148,692 kg | 88,892 kg |
| 1994 | +39.9% | 90,508 kg | 126,604 kg |
| 2016 | +30.0% | 118,523 kg | 154,080 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114,033 kg | 102,361 kg | 129,298 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 145,460 kg | 134,685 kg | 150,847 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 154,888 kg | 150,847 kg | 158,928 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 127,735 kg | 88,892 kg | 154,080 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 165,447 kg | 150,847 kg | 175,090 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 160,652 kg | 118,523 kg | 188,559 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 146,672 kg | 145,999 kg | 147,076 kg | 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, layers — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho was 146,537 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 188,559 kg in 2013.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,892 kg in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure?
- Lesotho ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, layers — 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).