Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.3395 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.3395 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 1.45 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2283 kg per person, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 18th 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.4 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.45 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 1.26 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1964 | 1.07 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 1965 | 1.05 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9043 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1967 | 1.26 kg per person | +39.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8542 kg per person | -32.1% |
| 1969 | 1.07 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 1970 | 1.28 kg per person | +19.8% |
| 1971 | 1.24 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 1.19 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.19 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.16 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9808 kg per person | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9859 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9599 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9093 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8785 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8513 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8451 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8314 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8446 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7582 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8069 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9075 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9017 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7898 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6937 kg per person | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6558 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6276 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5613 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6646 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6953 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.61 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5903 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5192 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5253 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5861 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5734 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5356 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4594 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4538 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4818 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4316 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4212 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4194 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4696 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4444 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4152 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4037 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4025 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3447 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3161 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3367 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3336 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3544 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3254 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2707 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2283 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2956 kg per person | +29.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4581 kg per person | +55.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3395 kg per person | -25.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.3395 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.019 kg per person, 17.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.3395 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0162 kg per person, 21.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 kg per person | 0.8542 kg per person | 1.45 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 kg per person | 0.8785 kg per person | 1.28 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.823 kg per person | 0.6937 kg per person | 0.9075 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6036 kg per person | 0.5192 kg per person | 0.6953 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.469 kg per person | 0.4194 kg per person | 0.5734 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3503 kg per person | 0.2707 kg per person | 0.4152 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3304 kg per person | 0.2283 kg per person | 0.4581 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.3395 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 kg per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2283 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 18th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.