Chickens — Stocks in Lesotho

Lesotho: Chickens — Stocks was 4,730 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4,730 LSU
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
185th
of 209 countries
All-time high
15,000 LSU
in 1995
All-time low
2,860 LSU
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Stocks in Lesotho, 1961–2023

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in Lesotho is 4,730 LSU, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Lesotho peaked at 15,000 LSU in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2,860 LSU, in 2019.

Lesotho ranks 185th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,221 LSU 6,350 LSU 8,150 LSU 9
1970s 8,329 LSU 8,120 LSU 8,500 LSU 10
1980s 8,959 LSU 7,140 LSU 10,520 LSU 10
1990s 11,400 LSU 8,000 LSU 15,000 LSU 10
2000s 8,719 LSU 6,050 LSU 10,000 LSU 10
2010s 4,712 LSU 2,860 LSU 9,060 LSU 10
2020s 5,612 LSU 4,710 LSU 7,520 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 182 New Caledonia 5,750 LSU compare
  2. 183 Comoros 5,370 LSU compare
  3. 184 Saint Lucia 4,820 LSU compare
  4. 186 Samoa 4,170 LSU compare
  5. 187 Vanuatu 4,100 LSU compare
  6. 188 Grenada 3,990 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — stocks in Lesotho?
Chickens — stocks in Lesotho was 4,730 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 15,000 LSU in 1995.
What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 2,860 LSU in 2019.
How does Lesotho rank for chickens — stocks?
Lesotho ranks 185th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Chickens — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 13,956 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.