Equidae — Share in total livestock in Lesotho
Lesotho: Equidae — Share in total livestock was 14.66 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Equidae — Share in total livestock in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equidae — share in total livestock in Lesotho is 14.66 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equidae — share in total livestock in Lesotho peaked at 18.49 %LSU in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9.79 %LSU, in 1968.
That places Lesotho 12th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Equidae — Share in total livestock in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.89 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 13.58 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 12.59 %LSU | -7.3% |
| 1964 | 12.41 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 10.4 %LSU | -16.2% |
| 1966 | 11.08 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 13.08 %LSU | +18.1% |
| 1968 | 9.79 %LSU | -25.2% |
| 1969 | 10.76 %LSU | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 13.23 %LSU | +23.0% |
| 1971 | 13.94 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 14.47 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 15.18 %LSU | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 14.96 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 13.05 %LSU | -12.8% |
| 1976 | 13.44 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 15.11 %LSU | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 15.04 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 14.19 %LSU | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 14.08 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 13.79 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 13.95 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 14.78 %LSU | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 14.44 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 14.56 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 16.77 %LSU | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 15.03 %LSU | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 13.71 %LSU | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 14.57 %LSU | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 16.07 %LSU | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 15.61 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 13.44 %LSU | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 14.79 %LSU | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 15.86 %LSU | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 15.74 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 17.08 %LSU | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 14.78 %LSU | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 18.49 %LSU | +25.1% |
| 1999 | 15.31 %LSU | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 14.93 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 13.59 %LSU | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 13.3 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 13.26 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 11.04 %LSU | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 12.93 %LSU | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 13.19 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 13.22 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.71 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 13.36 %LSU | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 12.41 %LSU | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 12.15 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 11.88 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 10.7 %LSU | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 10.59 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 11.48 %LSU | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 11.8 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 11.37 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 11.84 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 11.92 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.9 %LSU | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 17.96 %LSU | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 12.57 %LSU | -30.0% |
| 2023 | 14.66 %LSU | +16.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 14.66 %LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.71 %LSU, 8.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 14.66 %LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.48 %LSU, 9.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.95 %LSU | 9.79 %LSU | 13.89 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.26 %LSU | 13.05 %LSU | 15.18 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.57 %LSU | 13.71 %LSU | 16.77 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.72 %LSU | 13.44 %LSU | 18.49 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.15 %LSU | 11.04 %LSU | 14.93 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.61 %LSU | 10.59 %LSU | 12.41 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.77 %LSU | 12.57 %LSU | 17.96 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 9 Ethiopia PDR 16.97 %LSU compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.14 %LSU compare
- 10 Mexico 15.08 %LSU compare
- 11 Fiji 15.02 %LSU compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 1.58 %LSU compare
- 13 Gambia 13.84 %LSU compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 1.08 %LSU compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 12.32 %LSU compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.49 %LSU compare
- 15 Afghanistan 11.18 %LSU compare
- 15 Türkiye 0.36 %LSU compare
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 equidae — share in total livestock in Lesotho?
- Equidae — share in total livestock in Lesotho was 14.66 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest equidae — share in total livestock recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 18.49 %LSU in 1998.
- What is the lowest equidae — share in total livestock recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.79 %LSU in 1968.
- How does Lesotho rank for equidae — share in total livestock?
- Lesotho ranks 12th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is equidae — share in total livestock rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Equidae — Share in total livestock. 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.