Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 0.7819 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Lesotho stood at 0.7819 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Lesotho peaked at 1.01 kg per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4743 kg per square kilometre, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 96th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5462 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5606 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5749 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5893 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6037 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6181 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6324 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6612 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.6899 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7187 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7474 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7474 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7762 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7762 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7762 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8049 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8049 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8049 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8049 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8049 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8193 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.848 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8193 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8193 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8193 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8193 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8337 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8337 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.848 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4743 kg per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7934 kg per square kilometre | +67.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4743 kg per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4829 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6756 kg per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7244 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7733 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8222 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7733 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8222 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8682 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.825 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8768 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8049 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8912 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9055 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8682 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9199 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9343 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9343 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9774 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9774 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9774 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8279 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6324 kg per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8222 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8049 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7532 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7934 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7848 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.779 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7848 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7819 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre 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% | 0.4743 kg per square kilometre | 0.7934 kg per square kilometre |
| 1990 | -44.1% | 0.848 kg per square kilometre | 0.4743 kg per square kilometre |
| 1992 | -40.2% | 0.7934 kg per square kilometre | 0.4743 kg per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +39.9% | 0.4829 kg per square kilometre | 0.6756 kg per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +30.0% | 0.6324 kg per square kilometre | 0.8222 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6085 kg per square kilometre | 0.5462 kg per square kilometre | 0.6899 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7762 kg per square kilometre | 0.7187 kg per square kilometre | 0.8049 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8265 kg per square kilometre | 0.8049 kg per square kilometre | 0.848 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6816 kg per square kilometre | 0.4743 kg per square kilometre | 0.8222 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8828 kg per square kilometre | 0.8049 kg per square kilometre | 0.9343 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8572 kg per square kilometre | 0.6324 kg per square kilometre | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7826 kg per square kilometre | 0.779 kg per square kilometre | 0.7848 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 93 Argentina 0.8536 kg per square kilometre compare
- 94 Bhutan 0.8197 kg per square kilometre compare
- 95 Ethiopia 0.816 kg per square kilometre compare
- 97 Chile 0.7647 kg per square kilometre compare
- 98 Afghanistan 0.7559 kg per square kilometre compare
- 99 Uruguay 0.7447 kg per square kilometre 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 0.7819 kg per square kilometre 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 1.01 kg per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4743 kg per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Lesotho ranks 96th 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 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.