Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square was 0.9171 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.9171 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in 2023.
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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Lesotho peaked at 1.18 kg per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5563 kg per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 149th out of 168 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 management (manure treated, N) … square in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6406 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6575 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.6743 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6912 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.708 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7249 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7417 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7755 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8092 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8429 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8766 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8766 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9103 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9103 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9103 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.944 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.944 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.944 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.944 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.944 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9609 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9946 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9609 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9609 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9609 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9609 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9778 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9778 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9946 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5563 kg per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9305 kg per square kilometre | +67.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5563 kg per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5664 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7923 kg per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8496 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.907 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9643 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.907 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9643 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9676 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.944 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.971 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7417 kg per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9643 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 0.944 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8833 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9305 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9204 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9137 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9204 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9171 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.9171 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.12 kg per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.9171 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.76 kg per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square 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% | 0.5563 kg per square kilometre | 0.9305 kg per square kilometre |
| 1990 | -44.1% | 0.9946 kg per square kilometre | 0.5563 kg per square kilometre |
| 1992 | -40.2% | 0.9305 kg per square kilometre | 0.5563 kg per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +39.9% | 0.5664 kg per square kilometre | 0.7923 kg per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +30.0% | 0.7417 kg per square kilometre | 0.9643 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7136 kg per square kilometre | 0.6406 kg per square kilometre | 0.8092 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9103 kg per square kilometre | 0.8429 kg per square kilometre | 0.944 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9693 kg per square kilometre | 0.944 kg per square kilometre | 0.9946 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7994 kg per square kilometre | 0.5563 kg per square kilometre | 0.9643 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 0.944 kg per square kilometre | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 0.7417 kg per square kilometre | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9179 kg per square kilometre | 0.9137 kg per square kilometre | 0.9204 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Lesotho?
- Chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Lesotho was 0.9171 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 kg per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5563 kg per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Lesotho ranks 149th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.