Sheep: Manure applied to soils … leaches annual growth rate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep: Manure applied to soils … leaches annual growth rate was -38.28 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), annual in Lesotho, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded -38.28 % change on previous year for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), annual in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 154.6% on the previous year and down 345.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), annual in Lesotho peaked at 123.08 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -59.3 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 130th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep: Manure applied to soils … leaches annual growth rate in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 16.88 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.2027 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 1964 | -1.65 % change on previous year | +714.3% |
| 1965 | 4.3 % change on previous year | -360.3% |
| 1966 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -133.6% |
| 1967 | 5.47 % change on previous year | -479.0% |
| 1968 | -10.6 % change on previous year | -293.8% |
| 1969 | 8 % change on previous year | -175.5% |
| 1970 | 12.3 % change on previous year | +53.9% |
| 1971 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 1972 | -1.09 % change on previous year | -140.2% |
| 1973 | -7.41 % change on previous year | +580.6% |
| 1974 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -124.1% |
| 1975 | -0.4606 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 1976 | -3.66 % change on previous year | +694.3% |
| 1977 | -25.77 % change on previous year | +604.5% |
| 1978 | -16.42 % change on previous year | -36.3% |
| 1979 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -120.1% |
| 1980 | 7.14 % change on previous year | +116.1% |
| 1981 | 11.96 % change on previous year | +67.5% |
| 1982 | 14.47 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 1983 | -4.33 % change on previous year | -129.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1153 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 1985 | 10.24 % change on previous year | +8781.6% |
| 1986 | -1.46 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 1987 | 22.43 % change on previous year | -1640.6% |
| 1988 | -3.15 % change on previous year | -114.0% |
| 1989 | -8.8 % change on previous year | +179.4% |
| 1990 | -8.45 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 6.46 % change on previous year | -176.5% |
| 1992 | -5.78 % change on previous year | -189.4% |
| 1993 | -14.87 % change on previous year | +157.2% |
| 1994 | 8.51 % change on previous year | -157.2% |
| 1995 | -11.42 % change on previous year | -234.3% |
| 1996 | -15.9 % change on previous year | +39.1% |
| 1997 | -1.42 % change on previous year | -91.1% |
| 1998 | -25.72 % change on previous year | +1712.7% |
| 1999 | 59.28 % change on previous year | -330.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6782 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 2001 | -3.05 % change on previous year | -550.4% |
| 2002 | -4.78 % change on previous year | +56.4% |
| 2003 | -9.15 % change on previous year | +91.5% |
| 2004 | 11.62 % change on previous year | -227.0% |
| 2005 | -0.377 % change on previous year | -103.2% |
| 2006 | -13.12 % change on previous year | +3379.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 41.01 % change on previous year | +25619757.4% |
| 2009 | -2.65 % change on previous year | -106.5% |
| 2010 | -1.08 % change on previous year | -59.3% |
| 2011 | -1.1 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4116 % change on previous year | -137.3% |
| 2013 | 15.57 % change on previous year | +3684.4% |
| 2014 | -4.5 % change on previous year | -128.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7344 % change on previous year | -116.3% |
| 2016 | 5.57 % change on previous year | +658.7% |
| 2017 | 42.55 % change on previous year | +663.8% |
| 2018 | -20.97 % change on previous year | -149.3% |
| 2019 | -4.56 % change on previous year | -78.3% |
| 2020 | -59.3 % change on previous year | +1201.4% |
| 2021 | 123.08 % change on previous year | -307.5% |
| 2022 | 70.09 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 2023 | -38.28 % change on previous year | -154.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's -38.28 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8725 % change on previous year. (31 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's -38.28 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8079 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied to soils … leaches annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +25619757.4% | 0.0002 % change on previous year | 41.01 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | +8781.6% | 0.1153 % change on previous year | 10.24 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +3684.4% | 0.4116 % change on previous year | 15.57 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -3379.0% | -0.377 % change on previous year | -13.12 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +1640.6% | -1.46 % change on previous year | 22.43 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -1712.7% | -1.42 % change on previous year | -25.72 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.59 % change on previous year | -10.6 % change on previous year | 16.88 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -3.47 % change on previous year | -25.77 % change on previous year | 12.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.86 % change on previous year | -8.8 % change on previous year | 22.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9319 % change on previous year | -25.72 % change on previous year | 59.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 % change on previous year | -13.12 % change on previous year | 41.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.26 % change on previous year | -20.97 % change on previous year | 42.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9 % change on previous year | -59.3 % change on previous year | 123.08 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 127 Czechoslovakia -15.16 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Republic of Korea -15.8 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Nepal -34.93 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Timor-Leste -49.83 % change on previous year 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), annual in Lesotho?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), annual in Lesotho was -38.28 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), annual recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 123.08 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), annual recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -59.3 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), annual?
- Lesotho ranks 130th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), annual rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 345.8%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.