How does Lesotho rank for goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?

Lesotho ranks 38th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.

Is goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (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.

Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho

Name: Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Lesotho: Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0242 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0242 kg per person

Change on year

down 35.8%

World rank

38th

of 162 countries

All-time high

0.0894 kg per person

in 1965

All-time low

0.0111 kg per person

in 2021

Years of data

1961–2023

Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0242 kg per person.

That represents a change of down 35.8% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0894 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0111 kg per person, in 2021.

That places Lesotho 38th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.075 kg per person	—
1962	0.0863 kg per person	+15.1%
1963	0.0885 kg per person	+2.6%
1964	0.0777 kg per person	-12.2%
1965	0.0894 kg per person	+15.1%
1966	0.0834 kg per person	-6.7%
1967	0.0877 kg per person	+5.2%
1968	0.0645 kg per person	-26.5%
1969	0.0754 kg per person	+17.0%
1970	0.0792 kg per person	+5.0%
1971	0.0784 kg per person	-1.0%
1972	0.0765 kg per person	-2.4%
1973	0.0749 kg per person	-2.1%
1974	0.0738 kg per person	-1.4%
1975	0.0657 kg per person	-11.0%
1976	0.0599 kg per person	-8.8%
1977	0.0431 kg per person	-28.1%
1978	0.0395 kg per person	-8.3%
1979	0.0407 kg per person	+3.1%
1980	0.0502 kg per person	+23.2%
1981	0.0476 kg per person	-5.1%
1982	0.0562 kg per person	+17.9%
1983	0.0512 kg per person	-8.9%
1984	0.0488 kg per person	-4.5%
1985	0.057 kg per person	+16.7%
1986	0.0528 kg per person	-7.3%
1987	0.0595 kg per person	+12.5%
1988	0.0581 kg per person	-2.2%
1989	0.0541 kg per person	-6.9%
1990	0.042 kg per person	-22.4%
1991	0.0356 kg per person	-15.1%
1992	0.0312 kg per person	-12.5%
1993	0.0384 kg per person	+23.1%
1994	0.0409 kg per person	+6.5%
1995	0.0346 kg per person	-15.5%
1996	0.0334 kg per person	-3.3%
1997	0.0367 kg per person	+10.0%
1998	0.0246 kg per person	-33.0%
1999	0.0421 kg per person	+71.2%
2000	0.0373 kg per person	-11.5%
2001	0.0372 kg per person	-0.3%
2002	0.0356 kg per person	-4.2%
2003	0.0352 kg per person	-1.3%
2004	0.028 kg per person	-20.4%
2005	0.0378 kg per person	+35.1%
2006	0.0407 kg per person	+7.5%
2007	0.0405 kg per person	-0.4%
2008	0.042 kg per person	+3.5%
2009	0.0433 kg per person	+3.2%
2010	0.0395 kg per person	-8.9%
2011	0.0378 kg per person	-4.3%
2012	0.0369 kg per person	-2.2%
2013	0.0367 kg per person	-0.6%
2014	0.0357 kg per person	-2.8%
2015	0.0348 kg per person	-2.5%
2016	0.0296 kg per person	-15.0%
2017	0.0406 kg per person	+37.1%
2018	0.0375 kg per person	-7.6%
2019	0.0305 kg per person	-18.6%
2020	0.0253 kg per person	-17.1%
2021	0.0111 kg per person	-56.0%
2022	0.0377 kg per person	+238.8%
2023	0.0242 kg per person	-35.8%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

Lesotho's 0.0242 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0218 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Lesotho's 0.0242 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0302 kg per person, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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%	0.0111 kg per person	0.0377 kg per person
1999	+71.2%	0.0246 kg per person	0.0421 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0809 kg per person	0.0645 kg per person	0.0894 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0632 kg per person	0.0395 kg per person	0.0792 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0536 kg per person	0.0476 kg per person	0.0595 kg per person	10
1990s	0.036 kg per person	0.0246 kg per person	0.0421 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0378 kg per person	0.028 kg per person	0.0433 kg per person	10
2010s	0.036 kg per person	0.0296 kg per person	0.0406 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0246 kg per person	0.0111 kg per person	0.0377 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

35 Guinea 0.028 kg per person compare
36 Burundi 0.0249 kg per person compare
37 Ghana 0.0247 kg per person compare
39 India 0.0241 kg per person compare
40 Benin 0.0238 kg per person compare
41 Uzbekistan 0.0226 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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)

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho?: Goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.0242 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 0.0894 kg per person in 1965.
What is the lowest goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 kg per person in 2021.
How does Lesotho rank for goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?: Lesotho ranks 38th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
Is goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Indicator: Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 164 places, 9,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 08 October 2026

Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.