Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Lesotho
Lesotho: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per was 0.063 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.063 kg per person for swine, market — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per 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 that leaches (n content), per in Lesotho peaked at 0.4525 kg per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0505 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 that leaches (N content), per in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2925 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2938 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2938 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2931 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2904 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2868 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2857 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2797 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2739 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2643 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2665 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2722 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2723 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2749 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2622 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2458 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2537 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2391 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2418 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2387 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1735 kg per person | -27.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1732 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1457 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.137 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1351 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1728 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1677 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1641 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1608 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1499 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1101 kg per person | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0958 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.128 kg per person | +33.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0969 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1378 kg per person | +42.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1318 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.162 kg per person | +23.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1616 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2112 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2618 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2375 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2103 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1437 kg per person | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2312 kg per person | +60.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2825 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4525 kg per person | +60.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4506 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1978 kg per person | -56.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1901 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1716 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1621 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1604 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1321 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1238 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1752 kg per person | +41.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1593 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0732 kg per person | -54.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0921 kg per person | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0988 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0664 kg per person | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0505 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0763 kg per person | +50.9% |
| 2023 | 0.063 kg per person | -17.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.063 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1115 kg per person, 57% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.063 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1426 kg per person, 44% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per 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% | 0.1437 kg per person | 0.2312 kg per person |
| 2006 | +60.2% | 0.2825 kg per person | 0.4525 kg per person |
| 2008 | -56.1% | 0.4506 kg per person | 0.1978 kg per person |
| 2022 | +50.9% | 0.0505 kg per person | 0.0763 kg per person |
| 2017 | -54.1% | 0.1593 kg per person | 0.0732 kg per person |
| 1995 | +42.3% | 0.0969 kg per person | 0.1378 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2877 kg per person | 0.2739 kg per person | 0.2938 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2593 kg per person | 0.2391 kg per person | 0.2749 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1669 kg per person | 0.1351 kg per person | 0.2387 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1385 kg per person | 0.0958 kg per person | 0.2112 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2658 kg per person | 0.1437 kg per person | 0.4525 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1349 kg per person | 0.0732 kg per person | 0.1752 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0641 kg per person | 0.0505 kg per person | 0.0763 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, market — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Lesotho?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Lesotho was 0.063 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4525 kg per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0505 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Lesotho ranks 117th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.