Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 0.0454 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0454 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in 2023.
That represents a change of 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 volatilises (n) in Lesotho peaked at 0.142 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0298 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 volatilises (N) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1244 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.142 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1408 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1299 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1388 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1312 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1354 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1093 kg per person | -19.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1193 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1276 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1264 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1218 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1132 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1115 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1037 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0958 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.069 kg per person | -28.0% |
| 1978 | 0.059 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.06 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0676 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0689 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0788 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0725 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0699 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.078 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0737 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0857 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0824 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0751 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.063 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0604 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0548 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0541 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0577 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0497 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0445 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0462 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0325 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0536 kg per person | +65.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0505 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0497 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0475 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0452 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0431 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0498 kg per person | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0485 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0483 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0578 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0577 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0546 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0529 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0522 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.056 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0536 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0529 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0507 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0706 kg per person | +39.4% |
| 2018 | 0.059 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0524 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0298 kg per person | -43.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0359 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 0.073 kg per person | +103.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0454 kg per person | -37.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0454 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0256 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0454 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 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 volatilises (N) 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% | 0.0359 kg per person | 0.073 kg per person |
| 1999 | +65.1% | 0.0325 kg per person | 0.0536 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1301 kg per person | 0.1093 kg per person | 0.142 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0988 kg per person | 0.059 kg per person | 0.1276 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0753 kg per person | 0.0676 kg per person | 0.0857 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0516 kg per person | 0.0325 kg per person | 0.063 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0498 kg per person | 0.0431 kg per person | 0.0578 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0555 kg per person | 0.0507 kg per person | 0.0706 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.046 kg per person | 0.0298 kg per person | 0.073 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 volatilises (n) in Lesotho?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Lesotho was 0.0454 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.142 kg per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0298 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- Lesotho ranks 43rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.