Chickens: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 1.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Lesotho stood at 1.37 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Lesotho peaked at 3.67 kg per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9532 kg per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 155th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 2.71 kg per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1983 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1985 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 2.45 kg per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1994 | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1995 | 3.67 kg per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 3.46 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 3.01 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 2.81 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2009 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +94.4% |
| 2015 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | -39.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9778 kg per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 2018 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9532 kg per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 2021 | 2 kg per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 2022 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.37 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.99 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.37 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.06 kg per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +94.4% | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | 2.37 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | 2.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.84 kg per square kilometre | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | 3.67 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 kg per square kilometre | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | 0.9532 kg per square kilometre | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | 2 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 152 Oman 1.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Mozambique 1.88 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Libya 1.67 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Iceland 1.25 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Niger 1.24 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Equatorial Guinea 0.9974 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 — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Lesotho?
- Chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Lesotho was 1.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.67 kg per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9532 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Lesotho ranks 155th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — 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 — 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 — Manure management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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 — 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.