Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cattle — Stocks, per capita was 0.1749 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks, per capita in Lesotho is 0.1749 An per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 32.6% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.5411 An per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.1276 An per person, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 72nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4965 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4942 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4174 An per person | -15.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3713 An per person | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4905 An per person | +32.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3163 An per person | -35.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4111 An per person | +30.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4668 An per person | +13.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4825 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5411 An per person | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 0.445 An per person | -17.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4022 An per person | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.39 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.397 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4222 An per person | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4033 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3764 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3964 An per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4101 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4223 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4074 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3772 An per person | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3503 An per person | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3351 An per person | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3214 An per person | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3149 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3671 An per person | +16.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3605 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3285 An per person | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2891 An per person | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2944 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3731 An per person | +26.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3462 An per person | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2998 An per person | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2973 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2733 An per person | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3025 An per person | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.248 An per person | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 0.377 An per person | +52.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3542 An per person | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3659 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3231 An per person | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3438 An per person | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3436 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3734 An per person | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3535 An per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.352 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3133 An per person | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3113 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3138 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3153 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3195 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2665 An per person | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2597 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2415 An per person | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2319 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.214 An per person | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2076 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1632 An per person | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1479 An per person | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1276 An per person | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2597 An per person | +103.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1749 An per person | -32.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1749 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.177 An per person, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1749 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2095 An per person, 83% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +103.4% | 0.1276 An per person | 0.2597 An per person |
| 1999 | +52.0% | 0.248 An per person | 0.377 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4385 An per person | 0.3163 An per person | 0.4965 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4184 An per person | 0.3764 An per person | 0.5411 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3585 An per person | 0.3149 An per person | 0.4223 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3101 An per person | 0.248 An per person | 0.377 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3434 An per person | 0.3113 An per person | 0.3734 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2533 An per person | 0.1632 An per person | 0.3195 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1775 An per person | 0.1276 An per person | 0.2597 An 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 cattle — stocks, per capita in Lesotho?
- Cattle — stocks, per capita in Lesotho was 0.1749 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — stocks, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5411 An per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1276 An per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for cattle — stocks, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. 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 Cattle — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Stocks 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
Cattle — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.