Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 0.042 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Lesotho is 0.042 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 volatilises (n content) in Lesotho peaked at 0.3017 kg per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0337 kg per person, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 117th of 149 countries on this measure, 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 volatilises (N content) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.195 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1959 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1959 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1954 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1936 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1912 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1904 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1865 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1826 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1762 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1777 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1815 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1815 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1833 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1748 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1639 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1692 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1594 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1612 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1591 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1157 kg per person | -27.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1155 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0971 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0913 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0901 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1152 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1118 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1094 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1072 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0734 kg per person | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0639 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0853 kg per person | +33.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0646 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0919 kg per person | +42.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0878 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.108 kg per person | +23.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1077 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1408 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1745 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1584 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1402 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0958 kg per person | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1541 kg per person | +60.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1884 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3017 kg per person | +60.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3004 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1319 kg per person | -56.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1267 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1144 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.108 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.107 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0881 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0826 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1168 kg per person | +41.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1062 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0488 kg per person | -54.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0614 kg per person | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0659 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0443 kg per person | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0337 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0508 kg per person | +50.9% |
| 2023 | 0.042 kg per person | -17.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.042 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0743 kg per person, 57% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.042 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.095 kg per person, 44% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) 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% | 0.0958 kg per person | 0.1541 kg per person |
| 2006 | +60.2% | 0.1884 kg per person | 0.3017 kg per person |
| 2008 | -56.1% | 0.3004 kg per person | 0.1319 kg per person |
| 2022 | +50.9% | 0.0337 kg per person | 0.0508 kg per person |
| 2017 | -54.1% | 0.1062 kg per person | 0.0488 kg per person |
| 1995 | +42.3% | 0.0646 kg per person | 0.0919 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1918 kg per person | 0.1826 kg per person | 0.1959 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1729 kg per person | 0.1594 kg per person | 0.1833 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1112 kg per person | 0.0901 kg per person | 0.1591 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0923 kg per person | 0.0639 kg per person | 0.1408 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1772 kg per person | 0.0958 kg per person | 0.3017 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0899 kg per person | 0.0488 kg per person | 0.1168 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0427 kg per person | 0.0337 kg per person | 0.0508 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 volatilises (n content) in Lesotho?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Lesotho was 0.042 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3017 kg per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0337 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Lesotho ranks 117th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.