Swine, market — Losses from manure treated in Lesotho
Lesotho: Swine, market — Losses from manure treated was 31,618 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, swine, market — losses from manure treated in Lesotho stood at 31,618 kg.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — losses from manure treated in Lesotho peaked at 190,979 kg in 2006 and was at its lowest, 24,802 kg, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 137th of 172 countries on this measure, 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 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48,156 kg | — |
| 1962 | 49,838 kg | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 51,343 kg | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 52,759 kg | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 53,822 kg | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 54,884 kg | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 56,654 kg | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 57,540 kg | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 58,425 kg | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 58,448 kg | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 61,080 kg | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 64,621 kg | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 66,923 kg | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 69,933 kg | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 69,048 kg | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 66,834 kg | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 71,022 kg | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 68,872 kg | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 71,667 kg | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 72,847 kg | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 54,531 kg | -25.1% |
| 1982 | 56,019 kg | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 48,510 kg | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 46,944 kg | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 47,636 kg | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 62,462 kg | +31.1% |
| 1987 | 61,966 kg | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 61,966 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 61,966 kg | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 58,882 kg | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 44,012 kg | -25.3% |
| 1992 | 38,950 kg | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 52,830 kg | +35.6% |
| 1994 | 40,517 kg | -23.3% |
| 1995 | 58,367 kg | +44.1% |
| 1996 | 56,389 kg | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 69,902 kg | +24.0% |
| 1998 | 70,062 kg | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 91,798 kg | +31.0% |
| 2000 | 113,833 kg | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 103,125 kg | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 91,027 kg | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 61,892 kg | -32.0% |
| 2004 | 98,879 kg | +59.8% |
| 2005 | 119,741 kg | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 190,979 kg | +59.5% |
| 2007 | 190,979 kg | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84,399 kg | -55.8% |
| 2009 | 81,696 kg | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 74,338 kg | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 70,818 kg | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 70,818 kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58,944 kg | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 55,898 kg | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 79,996 kg | +43.1% |
| 2016 | 73,642 kg | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 34,248 kg | -53.5% |
| 2018 | 43,619 kg | +27.4% |
| 2019 | 47,366 kg | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 32,223 kg | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 24,802 kg | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 37,830 kg | +52.5% |
| 2023 | 31,618 kg | -16.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 31,618 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 321,253 kg, 10% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 31,618 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 321,253 kg, 10% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — 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% | 61,892 kg | 98,879 kg |
| 2006 | +59.5% | 119,741 kg | 190,979 kg |
| 2008 | -55.8% | 190,979 kg | 84,399 kg |
| 2017 | -53.5% | 73,642 kg | 34,248 kg |
| 2022 | +52.5% | 24,802 kg | 37,830 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53,713 kg | 48,156 kg | 58,425 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 66,845 kg | 58,448 kg | 71,667 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 57,485 kg | 46,944 kg | 72,847 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,171 kg | 38,950 kg | 91,798 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 113,655 kg | 61,892 kg | 190,979 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,969 kg | 34,248 kg | 79,996 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,618 kg | 24,802 kg | 37,830 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 134 Trinidad and Tobago 35,865 kg compare
- 135 Martinique 33,621 kg compare
- 136 Ethiopia 32,734 kg compare
- 138 Bhutan 30,134 kg compare
- 139 Barbados 29,709 kg compare
- 140 Uzbekistan 29,595 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, market — losses from manure treated in Lesotho?
- Swine, market — losses from manure treated in Lesotho was 31,618 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine, market — losses from manure treated recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 190,979 kg in 2006.
- What is the lowest swine, market — losses from manure treated recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,802 kg in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for swine, market — losses from manure treated?
- Lesotho ranks 137th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — 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, market — 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).