Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises was 5,568 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises in Lesotho stood at 5,568 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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Lesotho peaked at 7,165 kg in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,378 kg, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 177th 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,890 kg | — |
| 1962 | 3,992 kg | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 4,094 kg | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 4,197 kg | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 4,299 kg | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 4,402 kg | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 4,504 kg | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 4,709 kg | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 4,913 kg | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 5,118 kg | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 5,323 kg | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 5,323 kg | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5,527 kg | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 5,527 kg | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5,527 kg | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5,732 kg | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 5,732 kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5,732 kg | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5,732 kg | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5,732 kg | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5,835 kg | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 6,039 kg | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 5,835 kg | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 5,835 kg | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,835 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,835 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,937 kg | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 5,937 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6,039 kg | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 3,378 kg | -44.1% |
| 1991 | 5,650 kg | +67.3% |
| 1992 | 3,378 kg | -40.2% |
| 1993 | 3,439 kg | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 4,811 kg | +39.9% |
| 1995 | 5,159 kg | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 5,507 kg | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 5,855 kg | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 5,507 kg | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 5,855 kg | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 6,183 kg | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 5,876 kg | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 6,244 kg | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 5,732 kg | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 6,346 kg | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 6,449 kg | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 6,183 kg | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 6,551 kg | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 6,653 kg | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 6,653 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,961 kg | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 6,961 kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6,961 kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7,165 kg | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 5,896 kg | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 4,504 kg | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 5,855 kg | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 5,732 kg | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 5,364 kg | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 5,650 kg | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 5,589 kg | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 5,548 kg | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 5,589 kg | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5,568 kg | -0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 5,568 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 244,884 kg, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 5,568 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75,133 kg, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +67.3% | 3,378 kg | 5,650 kg |
| 1990 | -44.1% | 6,039 kg | 3,378 kg |
| 1992 | -40.2% | 5,650 kg | 3,378 kg |
| 1994 | +39.9% | 3,439 kg | 4,811 kg |
| 2016 | +30.0% | 4,504 kg | 5,855 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,333 kg | 3,890 kg | 4,913 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,527 kg | 5,118 kg | 5,732 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,886 kg | 5,732 kg | 6,039 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,854 kg | 3,378 kg | 5,855 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,287 kg | 5,732 kg | 6,653 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,105 kg | 4,504 kg | 7,165 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,574 kg | 5,548 kg | 5,589 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 174 Guinea-Bissau 6,387 kg compare
- 175 Martinique 5,937 kg compare
- 176 French Guiana 5,624 kg compare
- 178 Saint Lucia 5,562 kg compare
- 179 Gambia 4,688 kg compare
- 180 Dominica 4,437 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 volatilises in Lesotho?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Lesotho was 5,568 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 7,165 kg in 2013.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,378 kg in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
- Lesotho ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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).