Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.9039 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.9039 An per person for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.0% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 2.79 An per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.5614 An per person, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 24th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.45 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.79 An per person | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 2.76 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 2.56 An per person | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 2.71 An per person | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 2.57 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 2.64 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 2.16 An per person | -18.5% |
| 1969 | 2.34 An per person | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 2.5 An per person | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 2.48 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.39 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 2.21 An per person | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 2.17 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 2.03 An per person | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 1.88 An per person | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 1.35 An per person | -28.0% |
| 1978 | 1.15 An per person | -15.1% |
| 1979 | 1.17 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.3 An per person | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 1.34 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.52 An per person | +13.9% |
| 1983 | 1.4 An per person | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 1.35 An per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 1.5 An per person | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 1.42 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 1.66 An per person | +16.8% |
| 1988 | 1.59 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 1.45 An per person | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 1.23 An per person | -15.3% |
| 1991 | 1.19 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.08 An per person | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 1.05 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.12 An per person | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9633 An per person | -13.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8533 An per person | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8796 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.622 An per person | -29.3% |
| 1999 | 1.02 An per person | +64.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9715 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9542 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9126 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8625 An per person | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8414 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9536 An per person | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9172 An per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9133 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.11 An per person | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 1.11 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.05 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.02 An per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.01 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.09 An per person | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.03 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1 An per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.4 An per person | +39.6% |
| 2018 | 1.16 An per person | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 An per person | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5614 An per person | -45.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7418 An per person | +32.1% |
| 2022 | 1.46 An per person | +96.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9039 An per person | -38.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and 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 | +96.7% | 0.7418 An per person | 1.46 An per person |
| 1999 | +64.3% | 0.622 An per person | 1.02 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.55 An per person | 2.16 An per person | 2.79 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.93 An per person | 1.15 An per person | 2.5 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 An per person | 1.3 An per person | 1.66 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 An per person | 0.622 An per person | 1.23 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9549 An per person | 0.8414 An per person | 1.11 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 An per person | 1 An per person | 1.4 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9165 An per person | 0.5614 An per person | 1.46 An per person | 4 |
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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 sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Lesotho?
- Sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Lesotho was 0.9039 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 An per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5614 An per person in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 24th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and 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.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and 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
Sheep and 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.