How does Lesotho rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?

Lesotho ranks 119th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.

Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho

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

Lesotho: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0087 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0087 kg per person

Change on year

down 17.3%

World rank

119th

of 149 countries

All-time high

0.0622 kg per person

in 2006

All-time low

0.0069 kg per person

in 2021

Years of data

1961–2023

Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0087 kg per person.

The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0622 kg per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 kg per person, in 2021.

That places Lesotho 119th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0402 kg per person	—
1962	0.0404 kg per person	+0.4%
1963	0.0404 kg per person	+0.0%
1964	0.0403 kg per person	-0.2%
1965	0.0399 kg per person	-0.9%
1966	0.0394 kg per person	-1.2%
1967	0.0393 kg per person	-0.4%
1968	0.0384 kg per person	-2.1%
1969	0.0376 kg per person	-2.1%
1970	0.0363 kg per person	-3.5%
1971	0.0366 kg per person	+0.8%
1972	0.0374 kg per person	+2.1%
1973	0.0374 kg per person	+0.0%
1974	0.0378 kg per person	+1.0%
1975	0.036 kg per person	-4.6%
1976	0.0338 kg per person	-6.3%
1977	0.0349 kg per person	+3.2%
1978	0.0329 kg per person	-5.8%
1979	0.0332 kg per person	+1.1%
1980	0.0328 kg per person	-1.3%
1981	0.0238 kg per person	-27.3%
1982	0.0238 kg per person	-0.2%
1983	0.02 kg per person	-15.9%
1984	0.0188 kg per person	-6.0%
1985	0.0186 kg per person	-1.4%
1986	0.0237 kg per person	+27.8%
1987	0.023 kg per person	-3.0%
1988	0.0226 kg per person	-2.1%
1989	0.0221 kg per person	-2.0%
1990	0.0206 kg per person	-6.8%
1991	0.0151 kg per person	-26.6%
1992	0.0132 kg per person	-13.0%
1993	0.0176 kg per person	+33.6%
1994	0.0133 kg per person	-24.3%
1995	0.0189 kg per person	+42.3%
1996	0.0181 kg per person	-4.4%
1997	0.0223 kg per person	+23.0%
1998	0.0222 kg per person	-0.3%
1999	0.029 kg per person	+30.7%
2000	0.036 kg per person	+24.0%
2001	0.0326 kg per person	-9.3%
2002	0.0289 kg per person	-11.5%
2003	0.0197 kg per person	-31.7%
2004	0.0318 kg per person	+60.9%
2005	0.0388 kg per person	+22.2%
2006	0.0622 kg per person	+60.2%
2007	0.0619 kg per person	-0.4%
2008	0.0272 kg per person	-56.1%
2009	0.0261 kg per person	-3.9%
2010	0.0236 kg per person	-9.7%
2011	0.0223 kg per person	-5.6%
2012	0.022 kg per person	-1.0%
2013	0.0182 kg per person	-17.7%
2014	0.017 kg per person	-6.2%
2015	0.0241 kg per person	+41.4%
2016	0.0219 kg per person	-9.1%
2017	0.0101 kg per person	-54.1%
2018	0.0127 kg per person	+25.8%
2019	0.0136 kg per person	+7.3%
2020	0.0091 kg per person	-32.8%
2021	0.0069 kg per person	-23.9%
2022	0.0105 kg per person	+50.9%
2023	0.0087 kg per person	-17.3%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

Lesotho's 0.0087 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0187 kg per person, 46% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Lesotho's 0.0087 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0196 kg per person, 44% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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
2004	+60.9%	0.0197 kg per person	0.0318 kg per person
2006	+60.2%	0.0388 kg per person	0.0622 kg per person
2008	-56.1%	0.0619 kg per person	0.0272 kg per person
2022	+50.9%	0.0069 kg per person	0.0105 kg per person
2017	-54.1%	0.0219 kg per person	0.0101 kg per person
1995	+42.3%	0.0133 kg per person	0.0189 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0395 kg per person	0.0376 kg per person	0.0404 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0356 kg per person	0.0329 kg per person	0.0378 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0229 kg per person	0.0186 kg per person	0.0328 kg per person	10
1990s	0.019 kg per person	0.0132 kg per person	0.029 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0365 kg per person	0.0197 kg per person	0.0622 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0185 kg per person	0.0101 kg per person	0.0241 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0088 kg per person	0.0069 kg per person	0.0105 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

116 Bhutan 0.0101 kg per person compare
117 Mauritius 0.0095 kg per person compare
118 Congo 0.0094 kg per person compare
120 Kenya 0.0085 kg per person compare
121 Puerto Rico 0.0074 kg per person compare
122 Bahamas 0.0071 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho?: Swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.0087 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 0.0622 kg per person in 2006.
What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 kg per person in 2021.
How does Lesotho rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?: Lesotho ranks 119th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. 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 Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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.

Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total

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

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About this data

Indicator: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 151 places, 8,689 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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.