Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches was 8,353 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches in Lesotho stood at 8,353 kg.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches in Lesotho peaked at 10,748 kg in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5,067 kg, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,835 kg | — |
| 1962 | 5,988 kg | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 6,142 kg | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 6,295 kg | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 6,449 kg | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 6,602 kg | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 6,756 kg | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 7,063 kg | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 7,370 kg | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 7,677 kg | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 7,984 kg | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 7,984 kg | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 8,291 kg | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 8,291 kg | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8,291 kg | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8,598 kg | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 8,598 kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8,598 kg | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8,598 kg | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8,598 kg | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8,752 kg | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 9,059 kg | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 8,752 kg | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 8,752 kg | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8,752 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8,752 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8,905 kg | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 8,905 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 9,059 kg | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 5,067 kg | -44.1% |
| 1991 | 8,475 kg | +67.3% |
| 1992 | 5,067 kg | -40.2% |
| 1993 | 5,159 kg | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 7,216 kg | +39.9% |
| 1995 | 7,738 kg | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 8,260 kg | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 8,783 kg | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 8,260 kg | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 8,783 kg | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 9,274 kg | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 8,813 kg | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 9,366 kg | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 8,598 kg | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 9,520 kg | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 9,673 kg | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 9,274 kg | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 9,827 kg | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 9,980 kg | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 9,980 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10,441 kg | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 10,441 kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10,441 kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10,748 kg | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 8,844 kg | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 6,756 kg | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 8,783 kg | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 8,598 kg | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 8,046 kg | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 8,475 kg | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 8,383 kg | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 8,322 kg | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 8,383 kg | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 8,353 kg | -0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 8,353 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 367,326 kg, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 8,353 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 112,699 kg, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +67.3% | 5,067 kg | 8,475 kg |
| 1990 | -44.1% | 9,059 kg | 5,067 kg |
| 1992 | -40.2% | 8,475 kg | 5,067 kg |
| 1994 | +39.9% | 5,159 kg | 7,216 kg |
| 2016 | +30.0% | 6,756 kg | 8,783 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,500 kg | 5,835 kg | 7,370 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,291 kg | 7,677 kg | 8,598 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,829 kg | 8,598 kg | 9,059 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,281 kg | 5,067 kg | 8,783 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,430 kg | 8,598 kg | 9,980 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,157 kg | 6,756 kg | 10,748 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,360 kg | 8,322 kg | 8,383 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 174 Guinea-Bissau 9,581 kg compare
- 175 Martinique 8,905 kg compare
- 176 French Guiana 8,437 kg compare
- 178 Saint Lucia 8,343 kg compare
- 179 Gambia 7,032 kg compare
- 180 Dominica 6,656 kg 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 that leaches in Lesotho?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches in Lesotho was 8,353 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 10,748 kg in 2013.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,067 kg in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches?
- Lesotho ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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).