Sheep — Stocks in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep — Stocks was 146,749 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Lesotho is 146,749 LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Lesotho peaked at 237,781 LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62,667 LSU, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 142,026 LSU | 122,739 LSU | 152,644 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 143,202 LSU | 94,283 LSU | 170,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 137,726 LSU | 104,356 LSU | 170,381 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 115,043 LSU | 69,634 LSU | 146,679 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 105,801 LSU | 90,474 LSU | 127,575 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 144,034 LSU | 121,500 LSU | 204,148 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 146,749 LSU | 62,667 LSU | 237,781 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Lesotho?
- Sheep — stocks in Lesotho was 146,749 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 237,781 LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,667 LSU in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep — stocks?
- Lesotho ranks 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 — 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.