Swine — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Swine — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita was 0.2318 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Lesotho is 0.2318 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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 1.66 kg per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1859 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.08 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.08 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.08 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.07 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.05 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.05 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 1.03 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 1.01 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9719 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9801 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 1 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.01 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9642 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9039 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9331 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8795 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8891 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8778 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6382 kg per person | -27.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6369 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5358 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5039 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.497 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6354 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6165 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6036 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5915 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5514 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4049 kg per person | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3524 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4708 kg per person | +33.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3562 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5069 kg per person | +42.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4845 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5959 kg per person | +23.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5943 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7767 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9627 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8735 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7734 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5284 kg per person | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8502 kg per person | +60.9% |
| 2005 | 1.04 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 1.66 kg per person | +60.2% |
| 2007 | 1.66 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7274 kg per person | -56.1% |
| 2009 | 0.699 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6311 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5959 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.59 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4858 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4554 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6442 kg per person | +41.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5858 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2691 kg per person | -54.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3386 kg per person | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3633 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2443 kg per person | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1859 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2805 kg per person | +50.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2318 kg per person | -17.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2318 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4803 kg per person, 48% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2318 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5243 kg per person, 44% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine — Manure management (manure treated, 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% | 0.5284 kg per person | 0.8502 kg per person |
| 2006 | +60.2% | 1.04 kg per person | 1.66 kg per person |
| 2008 | -56.1% | 1.66 kg per person | 0.7274 kg per person |
| 2022 | +50.9% | 0.1859 kg per person | 0.2805 kg per person |
| 2017 | -54.1% | 0.5858 kg per person | 0.2691 kg per person |
| 1995 | +42.3% | 0.3562 kg per person | 0.5069 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9535 kg per person | 0.8795 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6137 kg per person | 0.497 kg per person | 0.8778 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5094 kg per person | 0.3524 kg per person | 0.7767 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9775 kg per person | 0.5284 kg per person | 1.66 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4959 kg per person | 0.2691 kg per person | 0.6442 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2356 kg per person | 0.1859 kg per person | 0.2805 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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- Swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.2318 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 kg per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1859 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 117th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine — manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.