Goats — Stocks in Lesotho
Lesotho: Goats — Stocks was 62,188 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Stocks in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Lesotho is 62,188 LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 35.1% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Lesotho peaked at 112,507 LSU in 1987 and was at its lowest, 27,957 LSU, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 80th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 63,203 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 74,945 LSU | +18.6% |
| 1963 | 79,173 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 71,600 LSU | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 84,839 LSU | +18.5% |
| 1966 | 81,722 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 89,063 LSU | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 67,932 LSU | -23.7% |
| 1969 | 82,390 LSU | +21.3% |
| 1970 | 89,715 LSU | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 92,000 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 93,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 94,260 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 96,190 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 88,640 LSU | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 83,460 LSU | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 61,750 LSU | -26.0% |
| 1978 | 58,250 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 61,831 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 78,435 LSU | +26.9% |
| 1981 | 76,654 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 93,041 LSU | +21.4% |
| 1983 | 87,214 LSU | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 85,690 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 102,862 LSU | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 97,801 LSU | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 112,507 LSU | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 112,371 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 106,754 LSU | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 84,411 LSU | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 72,926 LSU | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 64,906 LSU | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 81,132 LSU | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 87,570 LSU | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 74,914 LSU | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 73,200 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 81,125 LSU | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 54,635 LSU | -32.7% |
| 1999 | 93,760 LSU | +71.6% |
| 2000 | 83,026 LSU | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 82,660 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 78,962 LSU | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 77,563 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 61,324 LSU | -20.9% |
| 2005 | 82,117 LSU | +33.9% |
| 2006 | 87,928 LSU | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 87,928 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91,667 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 95,334 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 87,518 LSU | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 84,500 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 83,500 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 83,865 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82,470 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 81,385 LSU | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 70,051 LSU | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 97,270 LSU | +38.9% |
| 2018 | 90,955 LSU | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 74,934 LSU | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 62,856 LSU | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 27,957 LSU | -55.5% |
| 2022 | 95,752 LSU | +242.5% |
| 2023 | 62,188 LSU | -35.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 62,188 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 219,928 LSU, 28% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 62,188 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 443,946 LSU, 14% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +242.5% | 27,957 LSU | 95,752 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77,208 LSU | 63,203 LSU | 89,063 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 81,910 LSU | 58,250 LSU | 96,190 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 95,333 LSU | 76,654 LSU | 112,507 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 76,858 LSU | 54,635 LSU | 93,760 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,851 LSU | 61,324 LSU | 95,334 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,645 LSU | 70,051 LSU | 97,270 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,189 LSU | 27,957 LSU | 95,752 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 goats — stocks in Lesotho?
- Goats — stocks in Lesotho was 62,188 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 112,507 LSU in 1987.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,957 LSU in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for goats — stocks?
- Lesotho ranks 80th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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 Goats — 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.