Major livestock types — Stocks in Lesotho
Lesotho: Major livestock types — Stocks was 495,676 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, major livestock types — stocks in Lesotho stood at 495,676 LSU.
The figure is down 32.8% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Lesotho peaked at 737,080 LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 351,762 LSU, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 145th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 485,215 LSU | 433,792 LSU | 547,180 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 578,833 LSU | 517,273 LSU | 636,824 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 631,858 LSU | 579,834 LSU | 729,105 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 610,430 LSU | 490,648 LSU | 724,995 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 647,583 LSU | 601,191 LSU | 688,055 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 577,097 LSU | 479,999 LSU | 625,870 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 495,235 LSU | 351,762 LSU | 737,080 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 48 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 11 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 26 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 42 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2,883 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 4,198 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Lesotho?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Lesotho was 495,676 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 737,080 LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 351,762 LSU in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Lesotho ranks 145th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — 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.