Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure was 26.88 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho stood at 26.88 million kg.
That represents a change of 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 in Lesotho peaked at 42.80 million kg in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.52 million kg, in 1998.
Lesotho ranks 86th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.16 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 28.40 million kg | +17.5% |
| 1963 | 29.00 million kg | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 27.58 million kg | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 30.29 million kg | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 29.57 million kg | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 31.61 million kg | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 26.51 million kg | -16.1% |
| 1969 | 29.98 million kg | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 33.25 million kg | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 34.13 million kg | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 34.06 million kg | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 32.76 million kg | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 33.38 million kg | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 32.16 million kg | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 30.69 million kg | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 22.75 million kg | -25.9% |
| 1978 | 20.01 million kg | -12.0% |
| 1979 | 20.92 million kg | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 24.24 million kg | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 25.47 million kg | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 29.95 million kg | +17.6% |
| 1983 | 28.38 million kg | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 28.17 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 32.32 million kg | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 31.31 million kg | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 37.25 million kg | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 36.59 million kg | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 34.01 million kg | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 29.14 million kg | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 28.48 million kg | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 26.26 million kg | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 26.24 million kg | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 28.40 million kg | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 24.76 million kg | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 22.35 million kg | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 23.38 million kg | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 16.52 million kg | -29.3% |
| 1999 | 27.33 million kg | +65.4% |
| 2000 | 25.81 million kg | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 25.34 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 24.17 million kg | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 22.83 million kg | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 21.70 million kg | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 24.77 million kg | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 24.01 million kg | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 24.01 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.01 million kg | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 29.15 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 27.82 million kg | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 27.20 million kg | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 27.11 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 29.44 million kg | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 28.47 million kg | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 28.43 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 27.63 million kg | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 39.00 million kg | +41.1% |
| 2018 | 32.94 million kg | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 29.65 million kg | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 16.92 million kg | -42.9% |
| 2021 | 20.91 million kg | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 42.80 million kg | +104.7% |
| 2023 | 26.88 million kg | -37.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 26.88 million kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.53 million kg, 35% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 26.88 million kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.27 million kg, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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% | 20.91 million kg | 42.80 million kg |
| 1999 | +65.4% | 16.52 million kg | 27.33 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.56 million kg | 24.16 million kg | 31.61 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.41 million kg | 20.01 million kg | 34.13 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.77 million kg | 24.24 million kg | 37.25 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.29 million kg | 16.52 million kg | 29.14 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.08 million kg | 21.70 million kg | 29.15 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.77 million kg | 27.11 million kg | 39.00 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.88 million kg | 16.92 million kg | 42.80 million kg | 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 sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Lesotho was 26.88 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 42.80 million kg in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.52 million kg in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure?
- Lesotho ranks 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).