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 140th out of 206 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.
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
- 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)
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 140th out of 206 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.