Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 1.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Lesotho is 1.74 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 25.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 3.41 kg per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.13 kg per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 17th out of 143 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.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1965 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 1968 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1969 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1970 | 2.89 kg per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1971 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 2.64 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1976 | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 2.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 2.68 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.66 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.66 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 2.87 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 2.66 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 2.91 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 3.35 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 3.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.05 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 2.63 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 2.8 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 2.64 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 2 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 2023 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | -25.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.74 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0858 kg per square kilometre, 20.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.74 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0582 kg per square kilometre, 29.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | 2.64 kg per square kilometre | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.91 kg per square kilometre | 2.66 kg per square kilometre | 3.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | 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 horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Lesotho was 1.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.41 kg per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 17th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.