Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 3.34 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Lesotho is 3.34 kg per square kilometre, measured 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Lesotho peaked at 5.41 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.43 kg per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 35th out of 159 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: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.79 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1963 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 3.34 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 3.29 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 3.47 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 3.1 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1969 | 3.35 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 3.82 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 3.54 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 3.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 3.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 3.46 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 1978 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1979 | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 2.66 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 3.04 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 2.91 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 2.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 3.21 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 3.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1988 | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 3.42 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 3.34 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 3.14 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 2.68 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 2000 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 2009 | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.79 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.76 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.21 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 3.06 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 3.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 4.64 kg per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 2018 | 3.67 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | -59.3% |
| 2021 | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | +123.1% |
| 2022 | 5.41 kg per square kilometre | +70.1% |
| 2023 | 3.34 kg per square kilometre | -38.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 3.34 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9557 kg per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 3.34 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9617 kg per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches 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% | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | 3.18 kg per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +70.1% | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | 5.41 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.23 kg per square kilometre | 2.79 kg per square kilometre | 3.47 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.62 kg per square kilometre | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | 3.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | 2.76 kg per square kilometre | 4.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.34 kg per square kilometre | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | 5.41 kg per square kilometre | 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 that leaches (n content), per square in Lesotho?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Lesotho was 3.34 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Lesotho ranks 35th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.