Horses — Stocks in Lesotho
Lesotho: Horses — Stocks was 33,058 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — stocks in Lesotho stood at 33,058 LSU.
The figure is down 25.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Lesotho peaked at 64,708 LSU in 1987 and was at its lowest, 21,500 LSU, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 68th of 164 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.
Horses — Stocks in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44,666 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 47,700 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 42,781 LSU | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 37,500 LSU | -12.3% |
| 1965 | 37,832 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 33,596 LSU | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 48,447 LSU | +44.2% |
| 1968 | 34,118 LSU | -29.6% |
| 1969 | 44,161 LSU | +29.4% |
| 1970 | 54,850 LSU | +24.2% |
| 1971 | 55,000 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 55,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 57,000 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 57,400 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 50,150 LSU | -12.6% |
| 1976 | 52,050 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 52,164 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 50,844 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 50,562 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 50,445 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 51,557 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 52,213 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 54,597 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 50,438 LSU | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 55,219 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 63,698 LSU | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 64,708 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 57,888 LSU | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 51,890 LSU | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 50,000 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 48,714 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 44,294 LSU | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 53,252 LSU | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 56,465 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 50,150 LSU | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 49,050 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 43,490 LSU | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 44,220 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 49,466 LSU | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 48,408 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 45,150 LSU | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 38,608 LSU | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 37,948 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 40,014 LSU | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 35,513 LSU | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 34,514 LSU | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 34,516 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38,904 LSU | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 37,086 LSU | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 34,922 LSU | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 34,250 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 34,500 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 29,866 LSU | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 27,698 LSU | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 29,852 LSU | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 29,938 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 32,205 LSU | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 29,938 LSU | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 25,201 LSU | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 21,500 LSU | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 28,166 LSU | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 44,118 LSU | +56.6% |
| 2023 | 33,058 LSU | -25.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 33,058 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20,567 LSU, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 33,058 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,828 LSU, 4.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,200 LSU | 33,596 LSU | 48,447 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 53,502 LSU | 50,150 LSU | 57,400 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,265 LSU | 50,438 LSU | 64,708 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,910 LSU | 43,490 LSU | 56,465 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,066 LSU | 34,514 LSU | 48,408 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,837 LSU | 25,201 LSU | 34,922 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,710 LSU | 21,500 LSU | 44,118 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 65 Egypt 34,633 LSU compare
- 66 Azerbaijan 34,499 LSU compare
- 67 Mauritania 33,836 LSU compare
- 69 Iceland 32,278 LSU compare
- 70 Switzerland 31,257 LSU compare
- 71 Fiji 30,991 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 horses — stocks in Lesotho?
- Horses — stocks in Lesotho was 33,058 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 64,708 LSU in 1987.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,500 LSU in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for horses — stocks?
- Lesotho ranks 68th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Horses — 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.