Swine — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Swine — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.2188 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho is 0.2188 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.3% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 1.57 kg per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1754 kg per person, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 117th 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.02 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.02 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.02 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.02 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.9955 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9915 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9707 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9505 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9172 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.925 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9448 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9451 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9541 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.91 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.853 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8807 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.83 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8391 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8284 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6023 kg per person | -27.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6011 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5057 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4756 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4691 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5996 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5819 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5697 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5583 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5204 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3821 kg per person | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3326 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4443 kg per person | +33.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3362 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4784 kg per person | +42.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4573 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5624 kg per person | +23.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5609 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.733 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9086 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8244 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7299 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4987 kg per person | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8024 kg per person | +60.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9807 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 1.57 kg per person | +60.2% |
| 2007 | 1.56 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6865 kg per person | -56.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6597 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5956 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5624 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5568 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4585 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4298 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.608 kg per person | +41.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5529 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.254 kg per person | -54.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3195 kg per person | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3429 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2305 kg per person | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1754 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2647 kg per person | +50.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2188 kg per person | -17.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2188 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3945 kg per person, 55% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2188 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4948 kg per person, 44% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine — 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% | 0.4987 kg per person | 0.8024 kg per person |
| 2006 | +60.2% | 0.9807 kg per person | 1.57 kg per person |
| 2008 | -56.1% | 1.56 kg per person | 0.6865 kg per person |
| 2022 | +50.9% | 0.1754 kg per person | 0.2647 kg per person |
| 2017 | -54.1% | 0.5529 kg per person | 0.254 kg per person |
| 1995 | +42.3% | 0.3362 kg per person | 0.4784 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9987 kg per person | 0.9505 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8999 kg per person | 0.83 kg per person | 0.9541 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5792 kg per person | 0.4691 kg per person | 0.8284 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4808 kg per person | 0.3326 kg per person | 0.733 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9225 kg per person | 0.4987 kg per person | 1.57 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.468 kg per person | 0.254 kg per person | 0.608 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2224 kg per person | 0.1754 kg per person | 0.2647 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 swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- Swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.2188 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 kg per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1754 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 117th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine — 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine — 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine — Manure applied to soils 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 — 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.