Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens — Stocks, per capita was 0.2046 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — stocks, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.2046 An per person.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.843 An per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.1294 An per person, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 168th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8368 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8404 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8406 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8415 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.843 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8414 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.837 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8332 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8289 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8251 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7858 An per person | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7678 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7504 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7165 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6839 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6623 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6295 An per person | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6254 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6046 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.519 An per person | -14.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5628 An per person | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7057 An per person | +25.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6022 An per person | -14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4522 An per person | -24.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5073 An per person | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5402 An per person | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5871 An per person | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5748 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5632 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5526 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4885 An per person | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4271 An per person | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5258 An per person | +23.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6225 An per person | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7687 An per person | +23.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7098 An per person | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6539 An per person | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6006 An per person | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5491 An per person | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.499 An per person | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4748 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5013 An per person | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4534 An per person | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4059 An per person | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4608 An per person | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4627 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4572 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3076 An per person | -32.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3892 An per person | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2515 An per person | -35.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2408 An per person | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2458 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1785 An per person | -27.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4356 An per person | +144.1% |
| 2015 | 0.248 An per person | -43.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1371 An per person | -44.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2007 An per person | +46.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1919 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1294 An per person | -32.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2107 An per person | +62.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3325 An per person | +57.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2401 An per person | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2046 An per person | -14.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2046 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.39 An per person, 15% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2046 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 An per person, 18% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +144.1% | 0.1785 An per person | 0.4356 An per person |
| 2020 | +62.7% | 0.1294 An per person | 0.2107 An per person |
| 2021 | +57.8% | 0.2107 An per person | 0.3325 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8381 An per person | 0.8289 An per person | 0.843 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7051 An per person | 0.6046 An per person | 0.8251 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5614 An per person | 0.4522 An per person | 0.7057 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5898 An per person | 0.4271 An per person | 0.7687 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4412 An per person | 0.3076 An per person | 0.5013 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2259 An per person | 0.1294 An per person | 0.4356 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.247 An per person | 0.2046 An per person | 0.3325 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 chickens — stocks, per capita in Lesotho?
- Chickens — stocks, per capita in Lesotho was 0.2046 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — stocks, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.843 An per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1294 An per person in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for chickens — stocks, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 168th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 Chickens — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — 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
Chickens — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.