Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.0681 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) 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 that leaches (n content) in Lesotho is 0.0681 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 that leaches (n content) in Lesotho peaked at 0.213 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0447 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 that leaches (N content) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1867 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.213 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2112 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1949 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2081 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1967 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.203 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1639 kg per person | -19.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1789 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1914 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1895 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1826 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1698 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1672 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1555 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1437 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1035 kg per person | -28.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0886 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.09 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1014 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1034 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1181 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1087 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1049 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.117 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1105 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1285 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1236 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1127 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0946 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0906 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0821 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0811 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0866 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0746 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0667 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0693 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0487 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0804 kg per person | +65.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0758 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0745 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0713 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0677 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0646 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0747 kg per person | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0728 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0725 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0868 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0866 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.082 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0794 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0784 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0841 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0804 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0793 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.076 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1059 kg per person | +39.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0885 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0787 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0447 kg per person | -43.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0538 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1095 kg per person | +103.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0681 kg per person | -37.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0681 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0384 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0681 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0392 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +103.5% | 0.0538 kg per person | 0.1095 kg per person |
| 1999 | +65.1% | 0.0487 kg per person | 0.0804 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1952 kg per person | 0.1639 kg per person | 0.213 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1482 kg per person | 0.0886 kg per person | 0.1914 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1129 kg per person | 0.1014 kg per person | 0.1285 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0775 kg per person | 0.0487 kg per person | 0.0946 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0747 kg per person | 0.0646 kg per person | 0.0868 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0833 kg per person | 0.076 kg per person | 0.1059 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.069 kg per person | 0.0447 kg per person | 0.1095 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 that leaches (n content) in Lesotho?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Lesotho was 0.0681 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.213 kg per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0447 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Lesotho ranks 43rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.