Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 40.79 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Lesotho is 40.79 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Lesotho peaked at 56.32 %LSU in 2004 and was at its lowest, 32.15 %LSU, in 1966.
That places Lesotho 116th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41.43 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 38.88 %LSU | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 35.94 %LSU | -7.6% |
| 1964 | 35.01 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 40.75 %LSU | +16.4% |
| 1966 | 32.15 %LSU | -21.1% |
| 1967 | 36.28 %LSU | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 44.7 %LSU | +23.2% |
| 1969 | 43.35 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 43.3 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 38.96 %LSU | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 37.32 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 37.89 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 38.69 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 42.31 %LSU | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 42.76 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 46.68 %LSU | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 50.86 %LSU | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 51.83 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 50.67 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 49.97 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 45.56 %LSU | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 45.43 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 45.63 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 42.55 %LSU | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 41.8 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 42.88 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 44 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 43.49 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 43.3 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 44.9 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 53.13 %LSU | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 51.01 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 46.28 %LSU | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 48.28 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 48.11 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 50.81 %LSU | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 50.51 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 52.08 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 51.59 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 53.63 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 52.24 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 55.28 %LSU | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 56.32 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 54.1 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 51.96 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 51.95 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 48.68 %LSU | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 48.22 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 50.3 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 51.24 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 51.93 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 47.44 %LSU | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 47.45 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45.5 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 45.4 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 37.58 %LSU | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 40.53 %LSU | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 37.56 %LSU | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 47.01 %LSU | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 36.41 %LSU | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 40.27 %LSU | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 40.79 %LSU | +1.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 40.79 %LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.62 %LSU, 71% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 40.79 %LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.28 %LSU, 72% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.72 %LSU | 32.15 %LSU | 44.7 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.06 %LSU | 37.32 %LSU | 51.83 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.2 %LSU | 41.8 %LSU | 50.67 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.84 %LSU | 43.3 %LSU | 53.13 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.4 %LSU | 48.22 %LSU | 56.32 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.49 %LSU | 37.56 %LSU | 51.93 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.12 %LSU | 36.41 %LSU | 47.01 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 113 Philippines 42.45 %LSU compare
- 114 Turkmenistan 41.53 %LSU compare
- 115 Russian Federation 41.44 %LSU compare
- 117 Solomon Islands 40.33 %LSU compare
- 118 Japan 40.31 %LSU compare
- 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.66 %LSU 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 cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Lesotho?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Lesotho was 40.79 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 56.32 %LSU in 2004.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.15 %LSU in 1966.
- How does Lesotho rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Lesotho ranks 116th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.