Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises was 8,328 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 8,328 kg for chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Lesotho peaked at 22,296 kg in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5,788 kg, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 183rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,000 kg | — |
| 1962 | 10,336 kg | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 10,644 kg | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 10,966 kg | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 11,302 kg | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 11,638 kg | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 11,987 kg | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 12,398 kg | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 12,809 kg | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 13,233 kg | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 13,150 kg | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 13,287 kg | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 13,492 kg | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 13,354 kg | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 13,217 kg | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 13,284 kg | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 13,037 kg | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 13,284 kg | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 13,230 kg | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 11,911 kg | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 13,112 kg | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 16,434 kg | +25.3% |
| 1983 | 14,609 kg | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 11,725 kg | -19.7% |
| 1985 | 13,236 kg | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 14,279 kg | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 15,686 kg | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 15,686 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15,720 kg | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 14,844 kg | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 14,219 kg | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 12,097 kg | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 14,864 kg | +22.9% |
| 1994 | 18,062 kg | +21.5% |
| 1995 | 22,296 kg | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 21,037 kg | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 19,779 kg | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 18,291 kg | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 17,032 kg | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 15,767 kg | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 14,979 kg | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 15,787 kg | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 14,246 kg | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 13,075 kg | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 14,482 kg | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 14,394 kg | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 14,419 kg | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 10,498 kg | -27.2% |
| 2009 | 12,778 kg | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 9,185 kg | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 8,952 kg | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 9,158 kg | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 7,399 kg | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 14,382 kg | +94.4% |
| 2015 | 8,651 kg | -39.8% |
| 2016 | 5,937 kg | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 7,833 kg | +31.9% |
| 2018 | 7,520 kg | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 5,788 kg | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 8,308 kg | +43.5% |
| 2021 | 12,153 kg | +46.3% |
| 2022 | 9,379 kg | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 8,328 kg | -11.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 8,328 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 608,536 kg, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 8,328 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 290,249 kg, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +94.4% | 7,399 kg | 14,382 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,342 kg | 10,000 kg | 12,809 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,257 kg | 13,037 kg | 13,492 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,240 kg | 11,725 kg | 16,434 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,252 kg | 12,097 kg | 22,296 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,042 kg | 10,498 kg | 15,787 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,480 kg | 5,788 kg | 14,382 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,542 kg | 8,308 kg | 12,153 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 180 Dominica 10,012 kg compare
- 181 Antigua and Barbuda 9,092 kg compare
- 182 Comoros 8,735 kg compare
- 184 French Guiana 7,259 kg compare
- 185 Equatorial Guinea 5,596 kg compare
- 186 Seychelles 4,650 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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Lesotho?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Lesotho was 8,328 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 22,296 kg in 1995.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,788 kg in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
- Lesotho ranks 183rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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).