Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 0.2743 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Lesotho is 0.2743 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Lesotho peaked at 0.7344 kg per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1906 kg per square kilometre, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 155th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3294 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3404 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3506 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3612 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3723 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3833 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3948 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4084 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4219 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4359 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4331 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4376 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4444 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4399 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4353 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4376 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4294 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4376 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4358 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3923 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4319 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5413 kg per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4812 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3862 kg per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1985 | 0.436 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4703 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5167 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5167 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5178 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4889 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4683 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3985 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4896 kg per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5949 kg per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7344 kg per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6929 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6515 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6025 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.561 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5193 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4934 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.52 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4692 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4307 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.477 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4741 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4749 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3458 kg per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4209 kg per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3025 kg per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2948 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3016 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2437 kg per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4737 kg per square kilometre | +94.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2849 kg per square kilometre | -39.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1956 kg per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 0.258 kg per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2477 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1906 kg per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2736 kg per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4003 kg per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3089 kg per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2743 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +94.4% | 0.2437 kg per square kilometre | 0.4737 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3736 kg per square kilometre | 0.3294 kg per square kilometre | 0.4219 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4367 kg per square kilometre | 0.4294 kg per square kilometre | 0.4444 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.469 kg per square kilometre | 0.3862 kg per square kilometre | 0.5413 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5682 kg per square kilometre | 0.3985 kg per square kilometre | 0.7344 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4625 kg per square kilometre | 0.3458 kg per square kilometre | 0.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2793 kg per square kilometre | 0.1906 kg per square kilometre | 0.4737 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3143 kg per square kilometre | 0.2736 kg per square kilometre | 0.4003 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 152 Oman 0.3913 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Iceland 0.3571 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Libya 0.3339 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Niger 0.2478 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 0.2416 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Gabon 0.1992 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 poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Lesotho?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Lesotho was 0.2743 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7344 kg per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1906 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Lesotho ranks 155th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils 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
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils 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.