Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.2101 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.2101 kg per person for swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 1.51 kg per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1685 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, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9749 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9793 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9793 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9772 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9681 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.9561 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9522 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9323 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9129 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8809 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8883 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9074 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9076 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9163 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.874 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8193 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8458 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7972 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8059 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7956 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5785 kg per person | -27.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5773 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4857 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4567 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4505 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5759 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5588 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5471 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5362 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4998 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.367 kg per person | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3194 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4267 kg per person | +33.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3229 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4595 kg per person | +42.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4392 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5401 kg per person | +23.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5387 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.704 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8726 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7918 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.701 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.479 kg per person | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7706 kg per person | +60.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9418 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 1.51 kg per person | +60.2% |
| 2007 | 1.5 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6593 kg per person | -56.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6336 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5721 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5402 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5348 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4403 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4128 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5839 kg per person | +41.4% |
| 2016 | 0.531 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2439 kg per person | -54.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3069 kg per person | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3293 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2214 kg per person | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1685 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2542 kg per person | +50.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2101 kg per person | -17.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2101 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3717 kg per person, 57% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2101 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4752 kg per person, 44% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — 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% | 0.479 kg per person | 0.7706 kg per person |
| 2006 | +60.2% | 0.9418 kg per person | 1.51 kg per person |
| 2008 | -56.1% | 1.5 kg per person | 0.6593 kg per person |
| 2022 | +50.9% | 0.1685 kg per person | 0.2542 kg per person |
| 2017 | -54.1% | 0.531 kg per person | 0.2439 kg per person |
| 1995 | +42.3% | 0.3229 kg per person | 0.4595 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9591 kg per person | 0.9129 kg per person | 0.9793 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8643 kg per person | 0.7972 kg per person | 0.9163 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5562 kg per person | 0.4505 kg per person | 0.7956 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4617 kg per person | 0.3194 kg per person | 0.704 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.886 kg per person | 0.479 kg per person | 1.51 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4495 kg per person | 0.2439 kg per person | 0.5839 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2136 kg per person | 0.1685 kg per person | 0.2542 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.2101 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 kg per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1685 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 117th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — 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, market — 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, market — 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, market — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — 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, market — 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.