Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.1461 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho is 0.1461 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.4224 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0645 kg per person, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 38th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3723 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4224 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4092 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3907 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3958 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3778 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3844 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3313 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 1969 | 0.345 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3738 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3705 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3538 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3164 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3111 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2992 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2791 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2013 kg per person | -27.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1635 kg per person | -18.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1641 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1708 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1857 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2065 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1919 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1867 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2001 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1923 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2302 kg per person | +19.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2183 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1951 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1752 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1833 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1698 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1424 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1524 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1334 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.111 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1085 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0802 kg per person | -26.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1274 kg per person | +58.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1283 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1245 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1189 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1086 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1221 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1227 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1071 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1066 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1493 kg per person | +40.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1443 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1417 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1389 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.138 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1578 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.149 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1484 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1547 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2178 kg per person | +40.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1701 kg per person | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1604 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0645 kg per person | -59.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1423 kg per person | +120.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2394 kg per person | +68.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1461 kg per person | -39.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1461 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0407 kg per person, 3.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1461 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.029 kg per person, 5.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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 | +120.5% | 0.0645 kg per person | 0.1423 kg per person |
| 2022 | +68.3% | 0.1423 kg per person | 0.2394 kg per person |
| 1999 | +58.9% | 0.0802 kg per person | 0.1274 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.381 kg per person | 0.3313 kg per person | 0.4224 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2833 kg per person | 0.1635 kg per person | 0.3738 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1978 kg per person | 0.1708 kg per person | 0.2302 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1384 kg per person | 0.0802 kg per person | 0.1833 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1232 kg per person | 0.1066 kg per person | 0.1493 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1577 kg per person | 0.138 kg per person | 0.2178 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1481 kg per person | 0.0645 kg per person | 0.2394 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.1461 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4224 kg per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0645 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 38th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.