Sheep — Share in total livestock in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 29.61 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 9th out of 180 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.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.99 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 28.87 %LSU | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 30.61 %LSU | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 32.01 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 28.57 %LSU | -10.7% |
| 1966 | 33.36 %LSU | +16.8% |
| 1967 | 29.48 %LSU | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 27.57 %LSU | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 26.93 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 25.99 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 28.18 %LSU | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 28.53 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 26.71 %LSU | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 26.34 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 26.05 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 25.72 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 21.69 %LSU | -15.7% |
| 1978 | 18.23 %LSU | -16.0% |
| 1979 | 18.02 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 17.81 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 19.79 %LSU | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 21.67 %LSU | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 21.63 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 22.09 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 23.02 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 22.17 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 23.37 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 23.15 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 22.44 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 22.8 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 24.28 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 21.01 %LSU | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 18.23 %LSU | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 20.44 %LSU | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 18.82 %LSU | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 16.98 %LSU | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 15.84 %LSU | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 14.19 %LSU | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 15.3 %LSU | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 16.23 %LSU | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 15.86 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 16.71 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 15.17 %LSU | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 17.39 %LSU | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 15.45 %LSU | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 13.67 %LSU | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 13.67 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.16 %LSU | +47.5% |
| 2009 | 19.42 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 19.73 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 19.61 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 19.49 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 24.41 %LSU | +25.2% |
| 2014 | 23.66 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 24.28 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 26.32 %LSU | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 33.24 %LSU | +26.3% |
| 2018 | 28.85 %LSU | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 32.08 %LSU | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 17.82 %LSU | -44.5% |
| 2021 | 35.27 %LSU | +97.9% |
| 2022 | 32.26 %LSU | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 29.61 %LSU | -8.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 29.61 %LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.43 %LSU, 5.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 29.61 %LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.63 %LSU, 3.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Share in total livestock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +97.9% | 17.82 %LSU | 35.27 %LSU |
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
- 6 Turkmenistan 38.45 %LSU compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.99 %LSU compare
- 7 Jordan 33.96 %LSU compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 31.51 %LSU compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 5.78 %LSU compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.06 %LSU compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 28.45 %LSU compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 4.04 %LSU compare
- 11 Mauritania 27.69 %LSU compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.13 %LSU compare
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.65 %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 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 9th out of 180 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
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.