Goats — Stocks, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.269 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Stocks, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — stocks, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.269 An per person.
The figure is down 35.8% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.9933 An per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.1236 An per person, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 35th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8329 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9586 An per person | +15.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9831 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8632 An per person | -12.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9933 An per person | +15.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9267 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9744 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7165 An per person | -26.5% |
| 1969 | 0.838 An per person | +17.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8802 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.871 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.85 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8322 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8204 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7304 An per person | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.666 An per person | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4787 An per person | -28.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4389 An per person | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4526 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5576 An per person | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5293 An per person | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6241 An per person | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5684 An per person | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5427 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6332 An per person | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.587 An per person | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6605 An per person | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6459 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6013 An per person | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4664 An per person | -22.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3958 An per person | -15.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3465 An per person | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4266 An per person | +23.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4543 An per person | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3839 An per person | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3711 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.408 An per person | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2734 An per person | -33.0% |
| 1999 | 0.468 An per person | +71.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4143 An per person | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4131 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3959 An per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3907 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3111 An per person | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4204 An per person | +35.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4521 An per person | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4502 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4661 An per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4813 An per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4384 An per person | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4196 An per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4105 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4078 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3965 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3867 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3288 An per person | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4509 An per person | +37.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4165 An per person | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3392 An per person | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2811 An per person | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1236 An per person | -56.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4188 An per person | +238.8% |
| 2023 | 0.269 An per person | -35.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.269 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1581 An per person, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.269 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3352 An per person, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +238.8% | 0.1236 An per person | 0.4188 An per person |
| 1999 | +71.2% | 0.2734 An per person | 0.468 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8985 An per person | 0.7165 An per person | 0.9933 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.702 An per person | 0.4389 An per person | 0.8802 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.595 An per person | 0.5293 An per person | 0.6605 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3994 An per person | 0.2734 An per person | 0.468 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4195 An per person | 0.3111 An per person | 0.4813 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3995 An per person | 0.3288 An per person | 0.4509 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2732 An per person | 0.1236 An per person | 0.4188 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 goats — stocks, per capita in Lesotho?
- Goats — stocks, per capita in Lesotho was 0.269 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9933 An per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1236 An per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for goats — stocks, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 35th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. 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 Goats — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goats — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — 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
Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.