What is cattle — share in total livestock in Lesotho?

Cattle — 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 — share in total livestock recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 56.32 %LSU in 2004.

What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 32.15 %LSU in 1966.

How does Lesotho rank for cattle — share in total livestock?

Lesotho ranks 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle — 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 — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Lesotho

Name: Cattle — Share in total livestock in Lesotho
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Lesotho: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 40.79 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

40.79 %LSU

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

116th

of 206 countries

All-time high

56.32 %LSU

in 2004

All-time low

32.15 %LSU

in 1966

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Lesotho, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 40.79 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock 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 — share in total livestock in Lesotho peaked at 56.32 %LSU in 2004 and was at its lowest, 32.15 %LSU, in 1966.

Lesotho ranks 116th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

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 Burundi 43.15 %LSU compare
114 Turkmenistan 41.53 %LSU compare
115 Russian Federation 41.43 %LSU compare
117 Solomon Islands 40.33 %LSU compare
118 Japan 40.31 %LSU compare
119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.66 %LSU compare

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More environment data for Lesotho

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.45 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2.64 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 73.68 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 79.33 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,237 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.21 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 6 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.46 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 577 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.25 ha/cap (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — share in total livestock in Lesotho?: Cattle — 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 — share in total livestock recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 56.32 %LSU in 2004.
What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 32.15 %LSU in 1966.
How does Lesotho rank for cattle — share in total livestock?: Lesotho ranks 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — 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 — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cattle — Share in total livestock
Unit: %LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.