Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita was 0.1518 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.1518 kg per person for sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 39.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.4388 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.067 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3868 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4388 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4251 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.406 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4112 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3925 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3994 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3442 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3585 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3883 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3849 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3676 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3287 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3232 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3108 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.29 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2091 kg per person | -27.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1699 kg per person | -18.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1705 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1774 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.193 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2146 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1994 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.194 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2079 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1997 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2392 kg per person | +19.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2268 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2027 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1821 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1904 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1764 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1479 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1584 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1386 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1153 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1128 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0833 kg per person | -26.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1324 kg per person | +58.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1333 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1294 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1236 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1128 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1268 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1275 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1112 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1108 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1551 kg per person | +40.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1499 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1472 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1443 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1434 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.164 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1548 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1541 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1608 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2263 kg per person | +40.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1767 kg per person | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1667 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.067 kg per person | -59.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1478 kg per person | +120.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2487 kg per person | +68.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1518 kg per person | -39.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1518 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0423 kg per person, 3.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1518 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0301 kg per person, 5.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, 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% | 0.067 kg per person | 0.1478 kg per person |
| 2022 | +68.3% | 0.1478 kg per person | 0.2487 kg per person |
| 1999 | +58.9% | 0.0833 kg per person | 0.1324 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3958 kg per person | 0.3442 kg per person | 0.4388 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2943 kg per person | 0.1699 kg per person | 0.3883 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2055 kg per person | 0.1774 kg per person | 0.2392 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1438 kg per person | 0.0833 kg per person | 0.1904 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.128 kg per person | 0.1108 kg per person | 0.1551 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1638 kg per person | 0.1434 kg per person | 0.2263 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1539 kg per person | 0.067 kg per person | 0.2487 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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- Sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.1518 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4388 kg per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.067 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 38th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.