Chickens — Stocks in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chickens — Stocks was 4,730 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens — Stocks in Lesotho, 1961–2023
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 170th of 193 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 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,350 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 6,570 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 6,770 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 6,980 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 7,200 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 7,420 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 7,650 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 7,900 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 8,150 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 8,410 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 8,300 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 8,400 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 8,500 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 8,400 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 8,300 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 8,300 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8,120 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 8,300 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 8,260 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 7,300 LSU | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 8,150 LSU | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 10,520 LSU | +29.1% |
| 1983 | 9,240 LSU | -12.2% |
| 1984 | 7,140 LSU | -22.7% |
| 1985 | 8,240 LSU | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 9,000 LSU | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 10,000 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 9,000 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 8,000 LSU | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 10,000 LSU | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 12,000 LSU | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 15,000 LSU | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 14,000 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 13,000 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 12,000 LSU | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 11,000 LSU | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 10,000 LSU | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 9,500 LSU | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 10,000 LSU | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 9,000 LSU | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 8,000 LSU | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 9,000 LSU | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 9,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,930 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 6,050 LSU | -32.3% |
| 2009 | 7,710 LSU | +27.4% |
| 2010 | 5,020 LSU | -34.9% |
| 2011 | 4,850 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 5,000 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 3,670 LSU | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 9,060 LSU | +146.9% |
| 2015 | 5,220 LSU | -42.4% |
| 2016 | 2,920 LSU | -44.1% |
| 2017 | 4,330 LSU | +48.3% |
| 2018 | 4,190 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,860 LSU | -31.7% |
| 2020 | 4,710 LSU | +64.7% |
| 2021 | 7,520 LSU | +59.7% |
| 2022 | 5,490 LSU | -27.0% |
| 2023 | 4,730 LSU | -13.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 4,730 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 321,325 LSU, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 4,730 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 175,740 LSU, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +146.9% | 3,670 LSU | 9,060 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 170th out of 193 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
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.