Chickens, layers — Manure management in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens, layers — Manure management was 27,842 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure management in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 27,842 kg for chickens, layers — manure management in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure management in Lesotho peaked at 35,826 kg in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16,890 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 management in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,448 kg | — |
| 1962 | 19,960 kg | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 20,472 kg | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 20,984 kg | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 21,496 kg | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 22,008 kg | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 22,519 kg | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 23,543 kg | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 24,566 kg | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 25,590 kg | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 26,614 kg | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 26,614 kg | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 27,637 kg | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 27,637 kg | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 27,637 kg | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 28,661 kg | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 28,661 kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 28,661 kg | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 28,661 kg | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 28,661 kg | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 29,173 kg | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 30,196 kg | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 29,173 kg | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 29,173 kg | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 29,173 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 29,173 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 29,685 kg | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 29,685 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 30,196 kg | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 16,890 kg | -44.1% |
| 1991 | 28,252 kg | +67.3% |
| 1992 | 16,890 kg | -40.2% |
| 1993 | 17,197 kg | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 24,055 kg | +39.9% |
| 1995 | 25,795 kg | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 27,535 kg | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 29,275 kg | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 27,535 kg | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 29,275 kg | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 30,913 kg | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 29,378 kg | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 31,220 kg | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 28,661 kg | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 31,732 kg | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 32,244 kg | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 30,913 kg | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 32,755 kg | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 33,267 kg | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 33,267 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34,803 kg | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 34,803 kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34,803 kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35,826 kg | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 29,480 kg | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 22,519 kg | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 29,275 kg | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 28,661 kg | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 26,818 kg | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 28,252 kg | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 27,944 kg | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 27,740 kg | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 27,944 kg | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 27,842 kg | -0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 27,842 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.23 million kg, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 27,842 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 375,664 kg, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Manure management 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% | 16,890 kg | 28,252 kg |
| 1990 | -44.1% | 30,196 kg | 16,890 kg |
| 1992 | -40.2% | 28,252 kg | 16,890 kg |
| 1994 | +39.9% | 17,197 kg | 24,055 kg |
| 2016 | +30.0% | 22,519 kg | 29,275 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,666 kg | 19,448 kg | 24,566 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,637 kg | 25,590 kg | 28,661 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,429 kg | 28,661 kg | 30,196 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,270 kg | 16,890 kg | 29,275 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,435 kg | 28,661 kg | 33,267 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,524 kg | 22,519 kg | 35,826 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,868 kg | 27,740 kg | 27,944 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 174 Guinea-Bissau 31,936 kg compare
- 175 Martinique 29,685 kg compare
- 176 French Guiana 28,122 kg compare
- 178 Saint Lucia 27,810 kg compare
- 179 Gambia 23,441 kg compare
- 180 Dominica 22,185 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 management in Lesotho?
- Chickens, layers — manure management in Lesotho was 27,842 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure management recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 35,826 kg in 2013.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure management recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,890 kg in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens, layers — manure management?
- Lesotho ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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).