Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Lesotho
Lesotho: Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 17.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho stood at 17.23 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho peaked at 33.73 kg per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 11.21 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 left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.28 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 24.86 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 22.3 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 19.55 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1965 | 19.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 17.51 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 25.25 kg per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 1968 | 17.78 kg per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1969 | 23.02 kg per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1970 | 28.59 kg per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1971 | 28.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 28.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 29.71 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 29.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 26.14 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1976 | 27.13 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 27.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 26.5 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 26.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 26.29 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 26.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 27.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 28.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 26.29 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 28.78 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 33.2 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 33.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 30.17 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 27.05 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 26.06 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 25.39 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 23.09 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 27.76 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 29.43 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 26.14 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 25.57 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 22.67 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 23.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 25.78 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 25.23 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 23.53 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 20.12 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 19.78 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 20.86 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 18.51 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 17.99 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 17.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.28 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 19.33 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 18.2 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 17.85 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 17.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 15.57 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 14.44 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 15.56 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 15.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.79 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 15.6 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 13.14 kg per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 11.21 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 14.68 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 23 kg per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 2023 | 17.23 kg per square kilometre | -25.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 17.23 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8496 kg per square kilometre, 20.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 17.23 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5763 kg per square kilometre, 29.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.47 kg per square kilometre | 17.51 kg per square kilometre | 25.25 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.89 kg per square kilometre | 26.14 kg per square kilometre | 29.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.81 kg per square kilometre | 26.29 kg per square kilometre | 33.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.49 kg per square kilometre | 22.67 kg per square kilometre | 29.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.36 kg per square kilometre | 17.99 kg per square kilometre | 25.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.07 kg per square kilometre | 13.14 kg per square kilometre | 18.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.53 kg per square kilometre | 11.21 kg per square kilometre | 23 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho was 17.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 33.73 kg per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.21 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Lesotho ranks 17th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 left on pasture that volatilises (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.