Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Lesotho
Lesotho: Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.5221 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.5221 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 25.1%
World rank
17th
of 143 countries
All-time high
1.02 kg per square kilometre
in 1987
All-time low
0.3396 kg per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.5221 kg per square kilometre for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 that leaches (n content), per square in Lesotho peaked at 1.02 kg per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.3396 kg per square kilometre, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 17th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7055 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7534 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6757 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5923 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5975 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5306 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 0.7652 kg per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5389 kg per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6975 kg per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8663 kg per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8687 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8687 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9003 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9066 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7921 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8221 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8239 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8031 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7986 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7968 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8143 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8247 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8623 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7966 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8722 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9143 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8196 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7897 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7694 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6996 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8411 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8918 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7921 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7747 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6869 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6984 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7813 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7646 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7131 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6098 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5994 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.632 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5609 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5451 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5452 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6145 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5858 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5516 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.541 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5449 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4717 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4375 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4715 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4728 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5087 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4728 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.398 kg per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3396 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4449 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6968 kg per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5221 kg per square kilometre | -25.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.5221 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0257 kg per square kilometre, 20.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.5221 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0175 kg per square kilometre, 29.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6507 kg per square kilometre | 0.5306 kg per square kilometre | 0.7652 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.845 kg per square kilometre | 0.7921 kg per square kilometre | 0.9066 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8729 kg per square kilometre | 0.7966 kg per square kilometre | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7725 kg per square kilometre | 0.6869 kg per square kilometre | 0.8918 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.617 kg per square kilometre | 0.5451 kg per square kilometre | 0.7646 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4871 kg per square kilometre | 0.398 kg per square kilometre | 0.5516 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5009 kg per square kilometre | 0.3396 kg per square kilometre | 0.6968 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 14 Italy 0.5336 kg per square kilometre compare
- 15 Gambia 0.526 kg per square kilometre compare
- 16 Switzerland 0.5225 kg per square kilometre compare
- 18 Ireland 0.5111 kg per square kilometre compare
- 19 Poland 0.5063 kg per square kilometre compare
- 20 Philippines 0.5046 kg per square kilometre compare
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 that leaches (n content), per square in Lesotho?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Lesotho was 0.5221 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 kg per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3396 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Lesotho ranks 17th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.