Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep — Losses from manure treated was 13,160 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 13,160 kg for sheep — losses from manure treated in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — losses from manure treated in Lesotho peaked at 21,324 kg in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,620 kg, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 46th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,007 kg | — |
| 1962 | 12,865 kg | +16.9% |
| 1963 | 12,839 kg | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 12,627 kg | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 13,170 kg | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 12,980 kg | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 13,689 kg | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 12,239 kg | -10.6% |
| 1969 | 13,217 kg | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 14,843 kg | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 15,246 kg | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 15,080 kg | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 13,962 kg | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 14,212 kg | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 14,146 kg | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 13,629 kg | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 10,116 kg | -25.8% |
| 1978 | 8,455 kg | -16.4% |
| 1979 | 8,735 kg | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 9,359 kg | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 10,478 kg | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 11,994 kg | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 11,475 kg | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 11,488 kg | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 12,665 kg | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 12,480 kg | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 15,280 kg | +22.4% |
| 1988 | 14,799 kg | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 13,496 kg | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 12,356 kg | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 13,154 kg | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 12,394 kg | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 10,551 kg | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 11,449 kg | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 10,141 kg | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 8,529 kg | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 8,408 kg | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 6,245 kg | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 9,947 kg | +59.3% |
| 2000 | 10,014 kg | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 9,708 kg | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 9,244 kg | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 8,398 kg | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 9,374 kg | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 9,339 kg | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 8,114 kg | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 8,114 kg | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11,441 kg | +41.0% |
| 2009 | 11,138 kg | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 11,018 kg | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 10,896 kg | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 10,941 kg | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 12,645 kg | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 12,076 kg | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 12,165 kg | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 12,843 kg | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 18,308 kg | +42.6% |
| 2018 | 14,469 kg | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 13,810 kg | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 5,620 kg | -59.3% |
| 2021 | 12,537 kg | +123.1% |
| 2022 | 21,324 kg | +70.1% |
| 2023 | 13,160 kg | -38.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 13,160 kg is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,119 kg, 11.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 13,160 kg is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,160 kg, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Losses from manure treated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +123.1% | 5,620 kg | 12,537 kg |
| 2022 | +70.1% | 12,537 kg | 21,324 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,737 kg | 11,007 kg | 13,689 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,842 kg | 8,455 kg | 15,246 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,351 kg | 9,359 kg | 15,280 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,317 kg | 6,245 kg | 13,154 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,488 kg | 8,114 kg | 11,441 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,917 kg | 10,896 kg | 18,308 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,161 kg | 5,620 kg | 21,324 kg | 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 — losses from manure treated in Lesotho?
- Sheep — losses from manure treated in Lesotho was 13,160 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 21,324 kg in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,620 kg in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep — losses from manure treated?
- Lesotho ranks 46th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).