Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.0026 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Lesotho is 0.0026 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 that leaches (n content) in Lesotho peaked at 0.0187 kg per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 kg per person, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 119th of 149 countries on this measure, 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 that leaches (N content) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0121 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0121 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0121 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0121 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.012 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0118 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0118 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0115 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0113 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0109 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.011 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0112 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0112 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0113 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0108 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0101 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0105 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0099 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.01 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0098 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0072 kg per person | -27.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0071 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.006 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0056 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0056 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0071 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0069 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0068 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0066 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0062 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0045 kg per person | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 0.004 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 kg per person | +33.6% |
| 1994 | 0.004 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0057 kg per person | +42.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0054 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 kg per person | +23.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0067 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0087 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0108 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0098 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 kg per person | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0095 kg per person | +60.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0116 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0187 kg per person | +60.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0186 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0082 kg per person | -56.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0078 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0067 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0054 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0051 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0072 kg per person | +41.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0066 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.003 kg per person | -54.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 kg per person | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 kg per person | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 kg per person | +50.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 kg per person | -17.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0026 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0056 kg per person, 46% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0026 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0059 kg per person, 44% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) 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% | 0.0059 kg per person | 0.0095 kg per person |
| 2006 | +60.2% | 0.0116 kg per person | 0.0187 kg per person |
| 2008 | -56.1% | 0.0186 kg per person | 0.0082 kg per person |
| 2022 | +50.9% | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0031 kg per person |
| 2017 | -54.1% | 0.0066 kg per person | 0.003 kg per person |
| 1995 | +42.3% | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0057 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0119 kg per person | 0.0113 kg per person | 0.0121 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0107 kg per person | 0.0099 kg per person | 0.0113 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0069 kg per person | 0.0056 kg per person | 0.0098 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0057 kg per person | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0087 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.011 kg per person | 0.0059 kg per person | 0.0187 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 kg per person | 0.003 kg per person | 0.0072 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0031 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 swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Lesotho?
- Swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Lesotho was 0.0026 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0187 kg per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Lesotho ranks 119th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.