Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per was 0.2326 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.2326 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in 2023.
The figure is down 37.9% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Lesotho peaked at 0.7264 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1514 kg per person, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 42nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6367 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7264 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7201 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.665 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7092 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.6705 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6918 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5592 kg per person | -19.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6099 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6524 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6462 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6226 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5784 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5694 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.53 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4898 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3527 kg per person | -28.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3016 kg per person | -14.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3063 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3447 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3518 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4018 kg per person | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 0.37 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3568 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3979 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3759 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4374 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4206 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3831 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.322 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3092 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2804 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2759 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2947 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2538 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2267 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2352 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1654 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2728 kg per person | +65.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2576 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2533 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2424 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.23 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2202 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2537 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2469 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2458 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.295 kg per person | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2943 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2787 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2702 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2666 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2863 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2738 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2702 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2594 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3616 kg per person | +39.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3017 kg per person | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2684 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1514 kg per person | -43.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1849 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3744 kg per person | +102.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2326 kg per person | -37.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2326 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1282 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2326 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1314 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per 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 | +102.5% | 0.1849 kg per person | 0.3744 kg per person |
| 1999 | +65.0% | 0.1654 kg per person | 0.2728 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6654 kg per person | 0.5592 kg per person | 0.7264 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5049 kg per person | 0.3016 kg per person | 0.6524 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.384 kg per person | 0.3447 kg per person | 0.4374 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2636 kg per person | 0.1654 kg per person | 0.322 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2539 kg per person | 0.2202 kg per person | 0.295 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2837 kg per person | 0.2594 kg per person | 0.3616 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2358 kg per person | 0.1514 kg per person | 0.3744 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Lesotho?
- Sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Lesotho was 0.2326 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7264 kg per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1514 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Lesotho ranks 42nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.