Goats: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises in Lesotho
Lesotho: Goats: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.0161 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho is 0.0161 kg per person, measured in 2023.
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 that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho peaked at 0.0596 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.05 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0575 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1963 | 0.059 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0518 kg per person | -12.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0596 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0556 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0585 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.043 kg per person | -26.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0503 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0528 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0523 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.051 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0499 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0492 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0438 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.04 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0287 kg per person | -28.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0263 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0272 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0335 kg per person | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0318 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0375 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0341 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0326 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.038 kg per person | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0352 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0396 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0388 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0361 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.028 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0238 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0208 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0256 kg per person | +23.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0273 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.023 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0223 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0245 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0164 kg per person | -33.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0281 kg per person | +71.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0249 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0248 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0238 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0234 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0187 kg per person | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0252 kg per person | +35.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0271 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.027 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.028 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0289 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0263 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0252 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0246 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0245 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0238 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0232 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0197 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0271 kg per person | +37.1% |
| 2018 | 0.025 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0204 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0169 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0074 kg per person | -56.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0251 kg per person | +238.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0161 kg per person | -35.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0161 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0145 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0161 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0201 kg per person, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +238.8% | 0.0074 kg per person | 0.0251 kg per person |
| 1999 | +71.2% | 0.0164 kg per person | 0.0281 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0539 kg per person | 0.043 kg per person | 0.0596 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0421 kg per person | 0.0263 kg per person | 0.0528 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0357 kg per person | 0.0318 kg per person | 0.0396 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.024 kg per person | 0.0164 kg per person | 0.0281 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0252 kg per person | 0.0187 kg per person | 0.0289 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.024 kg per person | 0.0197 kg per person | 0.0271 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0164 kg per person | 0.0074 kg per person | 0.0251 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho?
- Goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho was 0.0161 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0596 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Lesotho ranks 38th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.