Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square was 885.26 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Lesotho is 885.26 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 37.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Lesotho peaked at 1,410 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 544.22 kg per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Lesotho 31st out of 165 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.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 795.71 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 935.32 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1963 | 955.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 908.34 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 997.58 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 973.83 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 873.16 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1969 | 987.57 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 1,095 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 1,124 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 1,122 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1,079 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 1,099 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 1,059 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 1,011 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 749.39 kg per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1978 | 659.16 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1979 | 689.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 798.57 kg per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 838.94 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 986.5 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1983 | 934.88 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 927.93 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 1,064 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 1,031 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 1,227 kg per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 1,205 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 1,120 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 959.72 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 938.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 865.02 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 864.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 935.49 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 815.51 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 736.25 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 770.1 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 544.22 kg per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 1999 | 900.11 kg per square kilometre | +65.4% |
| 2000 | 850.04 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 834.79 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 796.15 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 752.07 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 714.69 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 815.88 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 790.8 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 790.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 955.41 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 960.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 916.32 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 896.06 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 893.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 969.73 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 937.86 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 936.4 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 910.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1,285 kg per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2018 | 1,085 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 976.74 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 557.4 kg per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2021 | 688.75 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 1,410 kg per square kilometre | +104.7% |
| 2023 | 885.26 kg per square kilometre | -37.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +104.7% | 688.75 kg per square kilometre | 1,410 kg per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +65.4% | 544.22 kg per square kilometre | 900.11 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 940.87 kg per square kilometre | 795.71 kg per square kilometre | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 968.74 kg per square kilometre | 659.16 kg per square kilometre | 1,124 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,013 kg per square kilometre | 798.57 kg per square kilometre | 1,227 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 832.87 kg per square kilometre | 544.22 kg per square kilometre | 959.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 826.09 kg per square kilometre | 714.69 kg per square kilometre | 960.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 980.59 kg per square kilometre | 893.09 kg per square kilometre | 1,285 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 885.26 kg per square kilometre | 557.4 kg per square kilometre | 1,410 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 28 Malta 1,027 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Senegal 1,015 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Ghana 925.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Faroe Islands 863.71 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Cyprus 850.94 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 United Arab Emirates 835.34 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 sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Lesotho?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Lesotho was 885.26 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,410 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 544.22 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Lesotho ranks 31st out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.