Cattle — Stocks in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cattle — Stocks was 202,176 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — stocks in Lesotho stood at 202,176 LSU.
That represents a change of down 31.9% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Lesotho peaked at 377,567 LSU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 139,470 LSU, in 1966.
That places Lesotho 129th 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 — Stocks in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 188,370 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 193,171 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 168,073 LSU | -13.0% |
| 1964 | 154,000 LSU | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 209,476 LSU | +36.0% |
| 1966 | 139,470 LSU | -33.4% |
| 1967 | 187,854 LSU | +34.7% |
| 1968 | 221,291 LSU | +17.8% |
| 1969 | 237,178 LSU | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 275,761 LSU | +16.3% |
| 1971 | 235,000 LSU | -14.8% |
| 1972 | 220,000 LSU | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 220,850 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 232,750 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 256,200 LSU | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 252,700 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 242,750 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 263,076 LSU | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 280,164 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 296,964 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 294,988 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 281,186 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 268,758 LSU | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 264,562 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 261,062 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 262,338 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 312,635 LSU | +19.2% |
| 1988 | 313,598 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 291,630 LSU | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 261,622 LSU | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 271,200 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 349,500 LSU | +28.9% |
| 1993 | 329,152 LSU | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 288,988 LSU | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 290,115 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 269,500 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 300,705 LSU | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 247,807 LSU | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 377,567 LSU | +52.4% |
| 2000 | 354,942 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 366,096 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 322,275 LSU | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 341,244 LSU | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 338,608 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 364,664 LSU | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 343,794 LSU | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 343,794 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 308,080 LSU | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 308,281 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 313,172 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 317,500 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 325,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 274,021 LSU | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 270,066 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 254,172 LSU | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 247,004 LSU | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 230,786 LSU | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 226,648 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 180,301 LSU | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 165,363 LSU | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 144,332 LSU | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 296,832 LSU | +105.7% |
| 2023 | 202,176 LSU | -31.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 202,176 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63 million LSU, 12% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 202,176 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million LSU, 16% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks 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 | +105.7% | 144,332 LSU | 296,832 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 188,765 LSU | 139,470 LSU | 237,178 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 247,925 LSU | 220,000 LSU | 280,164 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 284,772 LSU | 261,062 LSU | 313,598 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 298,616 LSU | 247,807 LSU | 377,567 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 339,178 LSU | 308,080 LSU | 366,096 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 263,867 LSU | 180,301 LSU | 325,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 202,176 LSU | 144,332 LSU | 296,832 LSU | 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 in Lesotho?
- Cattle — stocks in Lesotho was 202,176 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 377,567 LSU in 1999.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,470 LSU in 1966.
- How does Lesotho rank for cattle — stocks?
- Lesotho ranks 129th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 — Stocks. 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.