What is sheep — share in total livestock in Lesotho?

Sheep — share in total livestock in Lesotho was 29.61 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 35.27 %LSU in 2021.

What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 13.67 %LSU in 2006.

How does Lesotho rank for sheep — share in total livestock?

Lesotho ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 Sheep — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Lesotho

Name: Sheep — Share in total livestock in Lesotho
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Lesotho: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 29.61 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

29.61 %LSU

Change on year

down 8.2%

World rank

10th

of 192 countries

All-time high

35.27 %LSU

in 2021

All-time low

13.67 %LSU

in 2006

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Lesotho, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep — share in total livestock in Lesotho stood at 29.61 %LSU.

The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Lesotho peaked at 35.27 %LSU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.67 %LSU, in 2006.

That places Lesotho 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	29.38 %LSU	26.93 %LSU	33.36 %LSU	9
1970s	24.55 %LSU	18.02 %LSU	28.53 %LSU	10
1980s	21.71 %LSU	17.81 %LSU	23.37 %LSU	10
1990s	18.79 %LSU	14.19 %LSU	24.28 %LSU	10
2000s	16.37 %LSU	13.67 %LSU	20.16 %LSU	10
2010s	25.17 %LSU	19.49 %LSU	33.24 %LSU	10
2020s	28.74 %LSU	17.82 %LSU	35.27 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

7 Turkmenistan 38.45 %LSU compare
8 Jordan 33.96 %LSU compare
9 Equatorial Guinea 31.51 %LSU compare
11 Saudi Arabia 28.45 %LSU compare
12 Mauritania 27.69 %LSU compare
13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.65 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

More environment data for Lesotho

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.45 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2.64 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 73.68 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 79.33 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,237 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.21 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 6 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.46 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 577 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.25 ha/cap (2024)

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — share in total livestock in Lesotho?: Sheep — share in total livestock in Lesotho was 29.61 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 35.27 %LSU in 2021.
What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 13.67 %LSU in 2006.
How does Lesotho rank for sheep — share in total livestock?: Lesotho ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 Sheep — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Sheep — Share in total livestock
Unit: %LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 227 places, 12,936 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.