Swine — Losses from manure treated in Lesotho
Lesotho: Swine — Losses from manure treated was 32,849 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine — Losses from manure treated in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine — losses from manure treated in Lesotho is 32,849 kg, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine — losses from manure treated in Lesotho peaked at 198,413 kg in 2006 and was at its lowest, 25,768 kg, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 137th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine — Losses from manure treated in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50,031 kg | — |
| 1962 | 51,778 kg | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 53,342 kg | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 54,813 kg | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 55,917 kg | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 57,020 kg | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 58,860 kg | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 59,779 kg | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 60,699 kg | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 60,723 kg | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 63,458 kg | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 67,137 kg | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 69,528 kg | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 72,655 kg | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 71,735 kg | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 69,436 kg | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 73,787 kg | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 71,553 kg | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 74,456 kg | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 75,682 kg | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 56,653 kg | -25.1% |
| 1982 | 58,199 kg | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 50,398 kg | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 48,772 kg | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 49,490 kg | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 64,893 kg | +31.1% |
| 1987 | 64,378 kg | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 64,378 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 64,378 kg | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 61,174 kg | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 45,725 kg | -25.3% |
| 1992 | 40,466 kg | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 54,887 kg | +35.6% |
| 1994 | 42,094 kg | -23.3% |
| 1995 | 60,639 kg | +44.1% |
| 1996 | 58,584 kg | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 72,623 kg | +24.0% |
| 1998 | 72,789 kg | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 95,371 kg | +31.0% |
| 2000 | 118,264 kg | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 107,139 kg | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 94,570 kg | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 64,301 kg | -32.0% |
| 2004 | 102,728 kg | +59.8% |
| 2005 | 124,402 kg | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 198,413 kg | +59.5% |
| 2007 | 198,413 kg | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87,684 kg | -55.8% |
| 2009 | 84,876 kg | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 77,231 kg | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 73,574 kg | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 73,574 kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 61,238 kg | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 58,073 kg | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 83,110 kg | +43.1% |
| 2016 | 76,508 kg | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 35,582 kg | -53.5% |
| 2018 | 45,317 kg | +27.4% |
| 2019 | 49,209 kg | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 33,477 kg | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 25,768 kg | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 39,303 kg | +52.5% |
| 2023 | 32,849 kg | -16.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 32,849 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 371,665 kg, 9% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 32,849 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 333,758 kg, 10% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine — Losses from manure treated 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 | +59.8% | 64,301 kg | 102,728 kg |
| 2006 | +59.5% | 124,402 kg | 198,413 kg |
| 2008 | -55.8% | 198,413 kg | 87,684 kg |
| 2017 | -53.5% | 76,508 kg | 35,582 kg |
| 2022 | +52.5% | 25,768 kg | 39,303 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,804 kg | 50,031 kg | 60,699 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 69,447 kg | 60,723 kg | 74,456 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,722 kg | 48,772 kg | 75,682 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 60,435 kg | 40,466 kg | 95,371 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 118,079 kg | 64,301 kg | 198,413 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,342 kg | 35,582 kg | 83,110 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,849 kg | 25,768 kg | 39,303 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 134 Trinidad and Tobago 37,261 kg compare
- 135 Martinique 34,929 kg compare
- 136 Ethiopia 34,008 kg compare
- 138 Bhutan 32,047 kg compare
- 139 Uzbekistan 31,474 kg compare
- 140 Barbados 30,865 kg compare
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 — losses from manure treated in Lesotho?
- Swine — losses from manure treated in Lesotho was 32,849 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine — losses from manure treated recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 198,413 kg in 2006.
- What is the lowest swine — losses from manure treated recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,768 kg in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for swine — losses from manure treated?
- Lesotho ranks 137th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine — Losses from 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).