How does Lesotho rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?

Lesotho ranks 38th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (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.

Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho

Name: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Lesotho: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0438 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0438 kg per person

Change on year

down 39.0%

World rank

38th

of 159 countries

All-time high

0.1267 kg per person

in 1962

All-time low

0.0194 kg per person

in 2020

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.0438 kg per person for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.

That represents a change of down 39.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.1267 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0194 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.1117 kg per person	—
1962	0.1267 kg per person	+13.4%
1963	0.1227 kg per person	-3.1%
1964	0.1172 kg per person	-4.5%
1965	0.1187 kg per person	+1.3%
1966	0.1133 kg per person	-4.5%
1967	0.1153 kg per person	+1.8%
1968	0.0994 kg per person	-13.8%
1969	0.1035 kg per person	+4.1%
1970	0.1121 kg per person	+8.3%
1971	0.1111 kg per person	-0.9%
1972	0.1061 kg per person	-4.5%
1973	0.0949 kg per person	-10.6%
1974	0.0933 kg per person	-1.7%
1975	0.0898 kg per person	-3.8%
1976	0.0837 kg per person	-6.7%
1977	0.0604 kg per person	-27.9%
1978	0.0491 kg per person	-18.8%
1979	0.0492 kg per person	+0.4%
1980	0.0512 kg per person	+4.1%
1981	0.0557 kg per person	+8.8%
1982	0.062 kg per person	+11.2%
1983	0.0576 kg per person	-7.1%
1984	0.056 kg per person	-2.7%
1985	0.06 kg per person	+7.2%
1986	0.0577 kg per person	-3.9%
1987	0.0691 kg per person	+19.8%
1988	0.0655 kg per person	-5.2%
1989	0.0585 kg per person	-10.6%
1990	0.0526 kg per person	-10.2%
1991	0.055 kg per person	+4.6%
1992	0.0509 kg per person	-7.3%
1993	0.0427 kg per person	-16.1%
1994	0.0457 kg per person	+7.1%
1995	0.04 kg per person	-12.5%
1996	0.0333 kg per person	-16.8%
1997	0.0326 kg per person	-2.2%
1998	0.0241 kg per person	-26.1%
1999	0.0382 kg per person	+58.9%
2000	0.0385 kg per person	+0.6%
2001	0.0374 kg per person	-2.9%
2002	0.0357 kg per person	-4.5%
2003	0.0326 kg per person	-8.7%
2004	0.0366 kg per person	+12.4%
2005	0.0368 kg per person	+0.5%
2006	0.0321 kg per person	-12.8%
2007	0.032 kg per person	-0.4%
2008	0.0448 kg per person	+40.1%
2009	0.0433 kg per person	-3.4%
2010	0.0425 kg per person	-1.8%
2011	0.0417 kg per person	-2.0%
2012	0.0414 kg per person	-0.6%
2013	0.0473 kg per person	+14.3%
2014	0.0447 kg per person	-5.6%
2015	0.0445 kg per person	-0.4%
2016	0.0464 kg per person	+4.3%
2017	0.0654 kg per person	+40.8%
2018	0.051 kg per person	-21.9%
2019	0.0481 kg per person	-5.7%
2020	0.0194 kg per person	-59.8%
2021	0.0427 kg per person	+120.5%
2022	0.0718 kg per person	+68.3%
2023	0.0438 kg per person	-39.0%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

Lesotho's 0.0438 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0122 kg per person, 3.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Lesotho's 0.0438 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0087 kg per person, 5.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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%	0.0194 kg per person	0.0427 kg per person
2022	+68.3%	0.0427 kg per person	0.0718 kg per person
1999	+58.9%	0.0241 kg per person	0.0382 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1143 kg per person	0.0994 kg per person	0.1267 kg per person	9
1970s	0.085 kg per person	0.0491 kg per person	0.1121 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0593 kg per person	0.0512 kg per person	0.0691 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0415 kg per person	0.0241 kg per person	0.055 kg per person	10
2000s	0.037 kg per person	0.032 kg per person	0.0448 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0473 kg per person	0.0414 kg per person	0.0654 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0444 kg per person	0.0194 kg per person	0.0718 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

35 Namibia 0.0528 kg per person compare
36 Eritrea 0.0493 kg per person compare
37 Algeria 0.0476 kg per person compare
39 Somalia 0.0389 kg per person compare
40 Morocco 0.0378 kg per person compare
41 Niger 0.0373 kg per person compare

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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)

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho?: Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.0438 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 0.1267 kg per person in 1962.
What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0194 kg per person in 2020.
How does Lesotho rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?: Lesotho ranks 38th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 9,179 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 October 2026

Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.