Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0807 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0807 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.8% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.298 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0371 kg per person, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 38th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2499 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2876 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2949 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.259 kg per person | -12.2% |
| 1965 | 0.298 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1966 | 0.278 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2924 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.215 kg per person | -26.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2514 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2641 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2613 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.255 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2497 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2462 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2191 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1998 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1436 kg per person | -28.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1317 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1358 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1673 kg per person | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1588 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1873 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1705 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1628 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.19 kg per person | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1761 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1982 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1938 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1804 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1399 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1188 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 1992 | 0.104 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.128 kg per person | +23.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1363 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1152 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1113 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1224 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.082 kg per person | -33.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1404 kg per person | +71.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1243 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1239 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1188 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1172 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0933 kg per person | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1261 kg per person | +35.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1356 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1351 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1399 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1444 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1315 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1259 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1231 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1224 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.119 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.116 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0987 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1353 kg per person | +37.1% |
| 2018 | 0.125 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1018 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0844 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0371 kg per person | -56.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1257 kg per person | +238.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0807 kg per person | -35.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0807 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0727 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0807 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1006 kg per person, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +238.8% | 0.0371 kg per person | 0.1257 kg per person |
| 1999 | +71.2% | 0.082 kg per person | 0.1404 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2696 kg per person | 0.215 kg per person | 0.298 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2106 kg per person | 0.1317 kg per person | 0.2641 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1785 kg per person | 0.1588 kg per person | 0.1982 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1198 kg per person | 0.082 kg per person | 0.1404 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1259 kg per person | 0.0933 kg per person | 0.1444 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1199 kg per person | 0.0987 kg per person | 0.1353 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.082 kg per person | 0.0371 kg per person | 0.1257 kg per person | 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 goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- Goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.0807 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.298 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0371 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 38th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. 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 Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.