Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0229 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0229 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 25.9% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0975 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0154 kg per person, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 14th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0941 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0975 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0849 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0723 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0708 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0609 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0847 kg per person | +39.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0575 kg per person | -32.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0718 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 1970 | 0.086 kg per person | +19.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0832 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0804 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0804 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0783 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.066 kg per person | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0664 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0646 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0612 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0592 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0573 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0569 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.056 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0569 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0511 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0543 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0611 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0607 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0532 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0467 kg per person | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0442 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0423 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0378 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0448 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0468 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0411 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0397 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.035 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0354 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0395 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0386 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0361 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0309 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0306 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0324 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0291 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0284 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0282 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0316 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0299 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.028 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0272 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0271 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0232 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0213 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0227 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0225 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0239 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0219 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0182 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0154 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0199 kg per person | +29.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0308 kg per person | +55.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0229 kg per person | -25.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0229 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 kg per person, 18.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0229 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0011 kg per person, 21.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0772 kg per person | 0.0575 kg per person | 0.0975 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0726 kg per person | 0.0592 kg per person | 0.086 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0554 kg per person | 0.0467 kg per person | 0.0611 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0406 kg per person | 0.035 kg per person | 0.0468 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0316 kg per person | 0.0282 kg per person | 0.0386 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0236 kg per person | 0.0182 kg per person | 0.028 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0222 kg per person | 0.0154 kg per person | 0.0308 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 horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- Horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.0229 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0975 kg per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0154 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 14th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Horses — 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.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Horses — 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.