Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Lesotho
Lesotho: Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square was 1.04 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.04 kg per square kilometre for swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Lesotho peaked at 6.29 kg per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8169 kg per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 120th out of 149 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, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 1982 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1987 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1992 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 1994 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1995 | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1996 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1998 | 2.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2000 | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 3 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2004 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | +59.8% |
| 2005 | 3.94 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 6.29 kg per square kilometre | +59.5% |
| 2007 | 6.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.78 kg per square kilometre | -55.8% |
| 2009 | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.45 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 2.63 kg per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 2016 | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | -53.5% |
| 2018 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2019 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8169 kg per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 2023 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.04 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.55 kg per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.04 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.32 kg per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square 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% | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | 3.26 kg per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +59.5% | 3.94 kg per square kilometre | 6.29 kg per square kilometre |
| 2008 | -55.8% | 6.29 kg per square kilometre | 2.78 kg per square kilometre |
| 2017 | -53.5% | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | 1.13 kg per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +52.5% | 0.8169 kg per square kilometre | 1.25 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.74 kg per square kilometre | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | 6.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 2.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 0.8169 kg per square kilometre | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 117 Lebanon 1.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 118 Uruguay 1.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 Australia 1.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 South Africa 0.9641 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Zimbabwe 0.8304 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Bhutan 0.7901 kg per square kilometre 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, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Lesotho?
- Swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Lesotho was 1.04 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 6.29 kg per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8169 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?
- Lesotho ranks 120th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Swine, market — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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, market — Losses from manure treated (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.