Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises was 0.0103 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Lesotho stood at 0.0103 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Lesotho peaked at 0.0219 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 kg per person, in 1992.
That places Lesotho 107th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0219 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0218 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0217 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0216 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0215 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0213 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.021 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0212 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0213 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0214 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0215 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0207 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0208 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0201 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0194 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0195 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0189 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0184 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0179 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0174 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0172 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0173 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0162 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0158 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0153 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0149 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0149 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0145 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0145 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.008 kg per person | -45.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0131 kg per person | +64.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0077 kg per person | -41.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0077 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0106 kg per person | +38.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0113 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0119 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0126 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0118 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0125 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0132 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0125 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0133 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0123 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0137 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0141 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0136 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0143 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0144 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0143 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0149 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0147 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0146 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0149 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0121 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0091 kg per person | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0117 kg per person | +28.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0113 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0105 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0109 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0107 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0105 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0104 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0103 kg per person | -1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita 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 | +64.3% | 0.008 kg per person | 0.0131 kg per person |
| 1990 | -45.1% | 0.0145 kg per person | 0.008 kg per person |
| 1992 | -41.2% | 0.0131 kg per person | 0.0077 kg per person |
| 1994 | +38.0% | 0.0077 kg per person | 0.0106 kg per person |
| 2016 | +28.4% | 0.0091 kg per person | 0.0117 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0215 kg per person | 0.021 kg per person | 0.0219 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0199 kg per person | 0.0179 kg per person | 0.0215 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0158 kg per person | 0.0145 kg per person | 0.0174 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0107 kg per person | 0.0077 kg per person | 0.0131 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0136 kg per person | 0.0123 kg per person | 0.0144 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0125 kg per person | 0.0091 kg per person | 0.0149 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0105 kg per person | 0.0103 kg per person | 0.0107 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 104 Bahrain 0.0121 kg per person compare
- 105 Afghanistan 0.0119 kg per person compare
- 106 Madagascar 0.0109 kg per person compare
- 108 Central African Republic 0.01 kg per person compare
- 109 Mozambique 0.009 kg per person compare
- 110 Rwanda 0.0084 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Lesotho?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Lesotho was 0.0103 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0219 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 kg per person in 1992.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Lesotho ranks 107th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 left on pasture that volatilises (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.