Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Lesotho
Lesotho: Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises was 37,317 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — 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 37,317 kg for goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises in 2023.
The figure is down 35.1% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Lesotho peaked at 67,511 kg in 1987 and was at its lowest, 16,776 kg, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 79th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37,926 kg | — |
| 1962 | 44,972 kg | +18.6% |
| 1963 | 47,508 kg | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 42,964 kg | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 50,909 kg | +18.5% |
| 1966 | 49,038 kg | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 53,443 kg | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 40,764 kg | -23.7% |
| 1969 | 49,439 kg | +21.3% |
| 1970 | 53,834 kg | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 55,206 kg | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 55,806 kg | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 56,562 kg | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 57,720 kg | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 53,189 kg | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 50,081 kg | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 37,054 kg | -26.0% |
| 1978 | 34,953 kg | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 37,103 kg | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 47,066 kg | +26.9% |
| 1981 | 45,997 kg | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 55,830 kg | +21.4% |
| 1983 | 52,334 kg | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 51,419 kg | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 61,724 kg | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 58,687 kg | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 67,511 kg | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 67,429 kg | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 64,059 kg | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 50,652 kg | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 43,760 kg | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 38,948 kg | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 48,684 kg | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 52,547 kg | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 44,953 kg | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 43,924 kg | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 48,680 kg | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 32,784 kg | -32.7% |
| 1999 | 56,262 kg | +71.6% |
| 2000 | 49,820 kg | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 49,601 kg | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 47,382 kg | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 46,543 kg | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 36,798 kg | -20.9% |
| 2005 | 49,275 kg | +33.9% |
| 2006 | 52,762 kg | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 52,762 kg | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 55,006 kg | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 57,206 kg | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 52,516 kg | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 50,705 kg | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 50,105 kg | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 50,324 kg | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 49,487 kg | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 48,836 kg | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 42,035 kg | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 58,368 kg | +38.9% |
| 2018 | 54,579 kg | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 44,965 kg | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 37,717 kg | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 16,776 kg | -55.5% |
| 2022 | 57,457 kg | +242.5% |
| 2023 | 37,317 kg | -35.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 37,317 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 243,636 kg, 15% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 37,317 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 266,394 kg, 14% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +242.5% | 16,776 kg | 57,457 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46,329 kg | 37,926 kg | 53,443 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 49,151 kg | 34,953 kg | 57,720 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 57,206 kg | 45,997 kg | 67,511 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,119 kg | 32,784 kg | 56,262 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,715 kg | 36,798 kg | 57,206 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,192 kg | 42,035 kg | 58,368 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,317 kg | 16,776 kg | 57,457 kg | 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 that volatilises in Lesotho?
- Goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Lesotho was 37,317 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 67,511 kg in 1987.
- What is the lowest goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,776 kg in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
- Lesotho ranks 79th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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 Goats — 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).