Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises was 23,739 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Lesotho stood at 23,739 kg.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 in Lesotho peaked at 30,547 kg in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14,400 kg, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 132nd of 193 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,582 kg | — |
| 1962 | 17,019 kg | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 17,455 kg | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 17,892 kg | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 18,328 kg | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 18,764 kg | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 19,201 kg | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 20,074 kg | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 20,946 kg | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 21,819 kg | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 22,692 kg | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 22,692 kg | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 23,564 kg | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 23,564 kg | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 23,564 kg | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 24,437 kg | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 24,437 kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 24,437 kg | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 24,437 kg | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 24,437 kg | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 24,874 kg | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 25,746 kg | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 24,874 kg | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 24,874 kg | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 24,874 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 24,874 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 25,310 kg | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 25,310 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 25,746 kg | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 14,400 kg | -44.1% |
| 1991 | 24,088 kg | +67.3% |
| 1992 | 14,400 kg | -40.2% |
| 1993 | 14,662 kg | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 20,510 kg | +39.9% |
| 1995 | 21,994 kg | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 23,477 kg | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 24,961 kg | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 23,477 kg | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 24,961 kg | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 26,357 kg | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 25,048 kg | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 26,619 kg | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 24,437 kg | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 27,056 kg | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 27,492 kg | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 26,357 kg | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 27,928 kg | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 28,365 kg | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 28,365 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29,674 kg | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 29,674 kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29,674 kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30,547 kg | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 25,136 kg | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 19,201 kg | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 24,961 kg | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 24,437 kg | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 22,866 kg | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 24,088 kg | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 23,826 kg | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 23,652 kg | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 23,826 kg | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 23,739 kg | -0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 23,739 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 320,666 kg, 7% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 23,739 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 320,302 kg, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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% | 14,400 kg | 24,088 kg |
| 1990 | -44.1% | 25,746 kg | 14,400 kg |
| 1992 | -40.2% | 24,088 kg | 14,400 kg |
| 1994 | +39.9% | 14,662 kg | 20,510 kg |
| 2016 | +30.0% | 19,201 kg | 24,961 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,473 kg | 16,582 kg | 20,946 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,564 kg | 21,819 kg | 24,437 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,092 kg | 24,437 kg | 25,746 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,693 kg | 14,400 kg | 24,961 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,802 kg | 24,437 kg | 28,365 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,026 kg | 19,201 kg | 30,547 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,761 kg | 23,652 kg | 23,826 kg | 4 |
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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 in Lesotho?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Lesotho was 23,739 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 30,547 kg in 2013.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,400 kg in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
- Lesotho ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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).