Swine, market — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Lesotho
Lesotho: Swine, market — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per was 0.2231 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, market — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, market — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Lesotho is 0.2231 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Lesotho peaked at 1.6 kg per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1789 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 management (manure treated, N content), per in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.04 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.04 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.04 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.04 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.03 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.02 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.99 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9694 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9354 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9434 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9635 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9638 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9731 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9281 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.87 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8982 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8465 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8558 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8449 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6143 kg per person | -27.3% |
| 1982 | 0.613 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5157 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.485 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4784 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6116 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5934 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.581 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5694 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5308 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3897 kg per person | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3392 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4532 kg per person | +33.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3429 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4879 kg per person | +42.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4664 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5736 kg per person | +23.0% |
| 1998 | 0.572 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7476 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9267 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8408 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7444 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5086 kg per person | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8183 kg per person | +60.9% |
| 2005 | 1 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6 kg per person | +60.2% |
| 2007 | 1.6 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7001 kg per person | -56.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6728 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6075 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5736 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5679 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4676 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4384 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6201 kg per person | +41.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5639 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.259 kg per person | -54.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3259 kg per person | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3497 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2351 kg per person | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1789 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2699 kg per person | +50.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2231 kg per person | -17.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2231 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4516 kg per person, 49% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2231 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5046 kg per person, 44% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — Manure management (manure treated, 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% | 0.5086 kg per person | 0.8183 kg per person |
| 2006 | +60.2% | 1 kg per person | 1.6 kg per person |
| 2008 | -56.1% | 1.6 kg per person | 0.7001 kg per person |
| 2022 | +50.9% | 0.1789 kg per person | 0.2699 kg per person |
| 2017 | -54.1% | 0.5639 kg per person | 0.259 kg per person |
| 1995 | +42.3% | 0.3429 kg per person | 0.4879 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 kg per person | 0.9694 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9178 kg per person | 0.8465 kg per person | 0.9731 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5907 kg per person | 0.4784 kg per person | 0.8449 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4903 kg per person | 0.3392 kg per person | 0.7476 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9409 kg per person | 0.5086 kg per person | 1.6 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4773 kg per person | 0.259 kg per person | 0.6201 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2268 kg per person | 0.1789 kg per person | 0.2699 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Lesotho?
- Swine, market — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Lesotho was 0.2231 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 kg per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1789 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for swine, market — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Lesotho ranks 117th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, market — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.