Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.0292 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho stood at 0.0292 kg per person.
The figure is down 39.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho peaked at 0.0845 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 kg per person, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 38th 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 that volatilises … capita volatilises in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0745 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0845 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0818 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0781 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0792 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0756 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0769 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0663 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 1969 | 0.069 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0748 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0741 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0708 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0633 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0622 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0598 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0558 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0403 kg per person | -27.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0327 kg per person | -18.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0328 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0342 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0371 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0413 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0384 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0373 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.04 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0385 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.046 kg per person | +19.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0437 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.039 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.035 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0367 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.034 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0285 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0305 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0267 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0222 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0217 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.016 kg per person | -26.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0255 kg per person | +58.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0257 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0249 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0238 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0217 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0244 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0245 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0214 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0213 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0299 kg per person | +40.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0289 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0283 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0278 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0276 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0316 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0298 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0297 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0309 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0436 kg per person | +40.8% |
| 2018 | 0.034 kg per person | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0321 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0129 kg per person | -59.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0285 kg per person | +120.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0479 kg per person | +68.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0292 kg per person | -39.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0292 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0081 kg per person, 3.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0292 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0058 kg per person, 5.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises 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% | 0.0129 kg per person | 0.0285 kg per person |
| 2022 | +68.3% | 0.0285 kg per person | 0.0479 kg per person |
| 1999 | +58.9% | 0.016 kg per person | 0.0255 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0762 kg per person | 0.0663 kg per person | 0.0845 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0567 kg per person | 0.0327 kg per person | 0.0748 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0396 kg per person | 0.0342 kg per person | 0.046 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0277 kg per person | 0.016 kg per person | 0.0367 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0246 kg per person | 0.0213 kg per person | 0.0299 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0315 kg per person | 0.0276 kg per person | 0.0436 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0296 kg per person | 0.0129 kg per person | 0.0479 kg per person | 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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Lesotho was 0.0292 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0845 kg per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Lesotho ranks 38th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.