Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Lesotho
Lesotho: Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0046 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0046 kg per person for horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
The figure is down 25.9% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho peaked at 0.0195 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 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 … capita volatilises in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0188 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0195 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.017 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0145 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0142 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0122 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0169 kg per person | +39.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0115 kg per person | -32.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0144 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0172 kg per person | +19.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0166 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0161 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0161 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0157 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0132 kg per person | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0133 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0129 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0122 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0118 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0115 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0114 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0112 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0114 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0102 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0109 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0122 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0121 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0106 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0093 kg per person | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0088 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0085 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0076 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.009 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0094 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0079 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.007 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0071 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0079 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0077 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0072 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0065 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0063 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.006 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0056 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0054 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.004 kg per person | +29.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 kg per person | +55.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0046 kg per person | -25.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0046 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 kg per person, 18.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0046 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 kg per person, 21.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0154 kg per person | 0.0115 kg per person | 0.0195 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0145 kg per person | 0.0118 kg per person | 0.0172 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0111 kg per person | 0.0093 kg per person | 0.0122 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0081 kg per person | 0.007 kg per person | 0.0094 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 kg per person | 0.0056 kg per person | 0.0077 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 kg per person | 0.0036 kg per person | 0.0056 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 kg per person | 0.0031 kg per person | 0.0062 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 that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho was 0.0046 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0195 kg per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Lesotho ranks 14th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — 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.
Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Horses — 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.