Sheep — Manure management in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep — Manure management was 350,948 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure management in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 350,948 kg for sheep — manure management 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 management in Lesotho peaked at 568,648 kg in 2022 and was at its lowest, 149,866 kg, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 77th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure management in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 293,527 kg | — |
| 1962 | 343,067 kg | +16.9% |
| 1963 | 342,372 kg | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 336,720 kg | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 351,188 kg | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 346,119 kg | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 365,046 kg | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 326,366 kg | -10.6% |
| 1969 | 352,461 kg | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 395,821 kg | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 406,552 kg | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 402,127 kg | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 372,330 kg | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 378,978 kg | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 377,232 kg | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 363,433 kg | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 269,759 kg | -25.8% |
| 1978 | 225,477 kg | -16.4% |
| 1979 | 232,929 kg | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 249,566 kg | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 279,421 kg | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 319,848 kg | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 305,990 kg | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 306,343 kg | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 337,722 kg | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 332,804 kg | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 407,462 kg | +22.4% |
| 1988 | 394,629 kg | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 359,902 kg | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 329,486 kg | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 350,780 kg | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 330,503 kg | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 281,353 kg | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 305,295 kg | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 270,417 kg | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 227,430 kg | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 224,202 kg | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 166,529 kg | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 265,241 kg | +59.3% |
| 2000 | 267,040 kg | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 258,882 kg | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 246,510 kg | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 223,946 kg | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 249,970 kg | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 249,028 kg | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 216,367 kg | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 216,367 kg | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 305,094 kg | +41.0% |
| 2009 | 297,012 kg | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 293,807 kg | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 290,565 kg | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 291,761 kg | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 337,202 kg | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 322,036 kg | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 324,401 kg | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 342,475 kg | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 488,216 kg | +42.6% |
| 2018 | 385,834 kg | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 368,253 kg | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 149,866 kg | -59.3% |
| 2021 | 334,328 kg | +123.1% |
| 2022 | 568,648 kg | +70.1% |
| 2023 | 350,948 kg | -38.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 350,948 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 541,618 kg, 65% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 350,948 kg is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 350,948 kg, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure management 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% | 149,866 kg | 334,328 kg |
| 2022 | +70.1% | 334,328 kg | 568,648 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 339,652 kg | 293,527 kg | 365,046 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 342,464 kg | 225,477 kg | 406,552 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 329,369 kg | 249,566 kg | 407,462 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 275,124 kg | 166,529 kg | 350,780 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 253,022 kg | 216,367 kg | 305,094 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 344,455 kg | 290,565 kg | 488,216 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 350,948 kg | 149,866 kg | 568,648 kg | 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 in Lesotho?
- Sheep — manure management in Lesotho was 350,948 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — manure management recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 568,648 kg in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure management recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 149,866 kg in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep — manure management?
- Lesotho ranks 77th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure management 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).