Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 3.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Lesotho is 3.45 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 37.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Lesotho peaked at 5.5 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.14 kg per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Lesotho 45th 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.66 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1963 | 3.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 3.9 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 3.81 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 4.07 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 3.41 kg per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1969 | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 4.28 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 4.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 4.39 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 4.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 4.14 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 2.93 kg per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1978 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1979 | 2.7 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 3.29 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1983 | 3.66 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 3.64 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 4.17 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 4.04 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 4.81 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1988 | 4.72 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 4.39 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1991 | 3.67 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 3.38 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.67 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 2.89 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1999 | 3.53 kg per square kilometre | +65.5% |
| 2000 | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 2.95 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 2.8 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 3.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.59 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 3.51 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.8 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 3.67 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.56 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 5.02 kg per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2018 | 4.24 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 3.82 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 2021 | 2.67 kg per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5 kg per square kilometre | +105.7% |
| 2023 | 3.45 kg per square kilometre | -37.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 3.45 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.94 kg per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 3.45 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.86 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× 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 | +105.7% | 2.67 kg per square kilometre | 5.5 kg per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +65.5% | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | 3.53 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.68 kg per square kilometre | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | 4.07 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.79 kg per square kilometre | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | 4.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.97 kg per square kilometre | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | 4.81 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.24 kg per square kilometre | 2.8 kg per square kilometre | 3.77 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.84 kg per square kilometre | 3.5 kg per square kilometre | 5.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 kg per square kilometre | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | 5.5 kg per square kilometre | 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 volatilises (n) in Lesotho?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Lesotho was 3.45 kg per square kilometre 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 5.5 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- Lesotho ranks 45th 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 9.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 volatilises (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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.