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 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Lesotho peaked at 0.2015 kg per US$ of GDP in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 14th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.201 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.2015 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1831 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1577 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1639 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1549 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1584 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1281 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1969 | 0.135 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1437 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1325 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.125 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0803 kg per US$ of GDP | -35.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0657 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0639 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0617 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.035 kg per US$ of GDP | -43.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0223 kg per US$ of GDP | -36.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0214 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0167 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0174 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0255 kg per US$ of GDP | +46.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0218 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0251 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0357 kg per US$ of GDP | +42.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0292 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0275 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0231 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0204 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0145 kg per US$ of GDP | -28.8% |
| 1991 | 0.012 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0093 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0096 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 1996 | 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0089 kg per US$ of GDP | +68.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0091 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0093 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 kg per US$ of GDP | -36.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP | -27.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | -33.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0054 kg per US$ of GDP | +109.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP | -30.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP, 5.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP, 3.1× the median. (43 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 | +109.6% | 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1648 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.1281 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.2015 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0751 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0214 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.1437 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0242 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0167 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0357 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.009 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0145 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 kg per US$ of GDP | 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Lesotho?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Lesotho was 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.2015 kg per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Lesotho ranks 14th out of 164 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 up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.