Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.012 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.012 kg per person for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0256 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.009 kg per person, in 1992.
That places Lesotho 158th 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, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0256 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0255 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0254 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0253 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0252 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.025 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0246 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0248 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.025 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0251 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0252 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0243 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0244 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0236 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0228 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0229 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0222 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0216 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.021 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0204 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0201 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0203 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.019 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0185 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.018 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0175 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0174 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0171 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.017 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0093 kg per person | -45.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0153 kg per person | +64.3% |
| 1992 | 0.009 kg per person | -41.2% |
| 1993 | 0.009 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0125 kg per person | +38.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0132 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.014 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0147 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0138 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0146 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0154 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0147 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0157 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0144 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0161 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0165 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0159 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0168 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0169 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0168 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0174 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0173 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0171 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0174 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0142 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 kg per person | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0137 kg per person | +28.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0133 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0123 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0125 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0123 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0122 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.012 kg per person | -1.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.012 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0755 kg per person, 16% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.012 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0273 kg per person, 44% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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 | +64.3% | 0.0093 kg per person | 0.0153 kg per person |
| 1990 | -45.1% | 0.017 kg per person | 0.0093 kg per person |
| 1992 | -41.2% | 0.0153 kg per person | 0.009 kg per person |
| 1994 | +38.0% | 0.009 kg per person | 0.0125 kg per person |
| 2016 | +28.4% | 0.0107 kg per person | 0.0137 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0252 kg per person | 0.0246 kg per person | 0.0256 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0233 kg per person | 0.021 kg per person | 0.0252 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0185 kg per person | 0.017 kg per person | 0.0204 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0126 kg per person | 0.009 kg per person | 0.0153 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0159 kg per person | 0.0144 kg per person | 0.0169 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0146 kg per person | 0.0107 kg per person | 0.0174 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0123 kg per person | 0.012 kg per person | 0.0125 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 155 Haiti 0.0143 kg per person compare
- 156 Iraq 0.0137 kg per person compare
- 157 Madagascar 0.0128 kg per person compare
- 159 Central African Republic 0.0118 kg per person compare
- 160 Mozambique 0.0105 kg per person compare
- 161 Rwanda 0.0099 kg per person 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, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.012 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0256 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 kg per person in 1992.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 158th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. 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, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.