Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 262.92 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Lesotho is 262.92 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 37.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Lesotho peaked at 418.66 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 161.63 kg per square kilometre, in 1998.
Lesotho ranks 31st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 236.33 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 277.79 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1963 | 283.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 269.78 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 296.28 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 289.23 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 309.26 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 259.33 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1969 | 293.31 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 325.27 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 333.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 333.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 320.45 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 326.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 314.6 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 300.25 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 222.57 kg per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1978 | 195.77 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1979 | 204.67 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 237.18 kg per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 249.16 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 292.99 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1983 | 277.66 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 275.6 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 316.14 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 306.31 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 364.41 kg per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 357.94 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 332.7 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 285.04 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 278.6 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 256.91 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 256.68 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 277.84 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 242.21 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 218.67 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 228.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 161.63 kg per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 1999 | 267.33 kg per square kilometre | +65.4% |
| 2000 | 252.46 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 247.93 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 236.46 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 223.37 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 212.26 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 242.32 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 234.87 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 234.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 283.76 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 285.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 272.15 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 266.13 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 265.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 288.01 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 278.55 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 278.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 270.32 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 381.55 kg per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2018 | 322.2 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 290.09 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 165.55 kg per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2021 | 204.56 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 418.66 kg per square kilometre | +104.7% |
| 2023 | 262.92 kg per square kilometre | -37.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 262.92 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 158.88 kg per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 262.92 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 139.08 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 | +104.7% | 204.56 kg per square kilometre | 418.66 kg per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +65.4% | 161.63 kg per square kilometre | 267.33 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 279.44 kg per square kilometre | 236.33 kg per square kilometre | 309.26 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 287.72 kg per square kilometre | 195.77 kg per square kilometre | 333.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 301.01 kg per square kilometre | 237.18 kg per square kilometre | 364.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 247.36 kg per square kilometre | 161.63 kg per square kilometre | 285.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 245.35 kg per square kilometre | 212.26 kg per square kilometre | 285.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 291.24 kg per square kilometre | 265.25 kg per square kilometre | 381.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 262.92 kg per square kilometre | 165.55 kg per square kilometre | 418.66 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 28 Albania 293.93 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Malta 277.89 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Ghana 274.77 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Cyprus 255.28 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 United Arab Emirates 250.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Jamaica 244.85 kg per square kilometre compare
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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Lesotho?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Lesotho was 262.92 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 418.66 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 161.63 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Lesotho ranks 31st out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 left on pasture that leaches (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.