Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.2269 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho is 0.2269 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 37.9% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.71 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1489 kg per person, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 43rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6222 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.71 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7041 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6497 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6938 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6558 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6768 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5463 kg per person | -19.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5965 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6379 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6318 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6088 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5661 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5573 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5183 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4789 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3449 kg per person | -28.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2952 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2999 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3381 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3445 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3938 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3625 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3496 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3901 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3684 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4284 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4121 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3755 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3152 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 1991 | 0.302 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2738 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2704 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2887 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2486 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2223 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.231 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1623 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2679 kg per person | +65.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2526 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2485 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2377 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2258 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2154 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2489 kg per person | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2427 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2417 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2892 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2887 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2732 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2647 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2612 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2802 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.268 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2644 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2534 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3531 kg per person | +39.4% |
| 2018 | 0.295 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2622 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1489 kg per person | -43.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1794 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3651 kg per person | +103.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2269 kg per person | -37.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2269 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.128 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2269 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1308 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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 | +103.5% | 0.1794 kg per person | 0.3651 kg per person |
| 1999 | +65.1% | 0.1623 kg per person | 0.2679 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6506 kg per person | 0.5463 kg per person | 0.71 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4939 kg per person | 0.2952 kg per person | 0.6379 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3763 kg per person | 0.3381 kg per person | 0.4284 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2582 kg per person | 0.1623 kg per person | 0.3152 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2491 kg per person | 0.2154 kg per person | 0.2892 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2775 kg per person | 0.2534 kg per person | 0.3531 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.23 kg per person | 0.1489 kg per person | 0.3651 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 sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.2269 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.71 kg per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1489 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 43rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Manure applied to soils (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.