Swine, breeding — Stocks, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Swine, breeding — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.1176 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine, breeding — Stocks, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, swine, breeding — stocks, per square kilometre in Lesotho stood at 0.1176 An per square kilometre.
The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, breeding — stocks, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.7106 An per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0923 An per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 115th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine, breeding — Stocks, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1792 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1854 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.191 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1963 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2003 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2042 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2108 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2141 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2174 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2175 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2273 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2404 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.249 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2602 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2569 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2487 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2643 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2563 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2667 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2711 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2029 An per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2084 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1805 An per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1747 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1772 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2324 An per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2306 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2306 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2306 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2191 An per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1638 An per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1449 An per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1966 An per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1508 An per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2172 An per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2098 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2601 An per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2607 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3416 An per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4236 An per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3837 An per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3387 An per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2303 An per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3679 An per square kilometre | +59.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4455 An per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7106 An per square kilometre | +59.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7106 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.314 An per square kilometre | -55.8% |
| 2009 | 0.304 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2766 An per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2635 An per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2635 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2193 An per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.208 An per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2977 An per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 2016 | 0.274 An per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1274 An per square kilometre | -53.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1623 An per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1762 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1199 An per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0923 An per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1408 An per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1176 An per square kilometre | -16.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1176 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2704 An per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1176 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2616 An per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, breeding — Stocks, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +59.8% | 0.2303 An per square kilometre | 0.3679 An per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +59.5% | 0.4455 An per square kilometre | 0.7106 An per square kilometre |
| 2008 | -55.8% | 0.7106 An per square kilometre | 0.314 An per square kilometre |
| 2017 | -53.5% | 0.274 An per square kilometre | 0.1274 An per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +52.5% | 0.0923 An per square kilometre | 0.1408 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1999 An per square kilometre | 0.1792 An per square kilometre | 0.2174 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2487 An per square kilometre | 0.2175 An per square kilometre | 0.2667 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2139 An per square kilometre | 0.1747 An per square kilometre | 0.2711 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2164 An per square kilometre | 0.1449 An per square kilometre | 0.3416 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4229 An per square kilometre | 0.2303 An per square kilometre | 0.7106 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2269 An per square kilometre | 0.1274 An per square kilometre | 0.2977 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1176 An per square kilometre | 0.0923 An per square kilometre | 0.1408 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 112 Mozambique 0.1495 An per square kilometre compare
- 113 Gambia 0.1485 An per square kilometre compare
- 114 Kenya 0.1446 An per square kilometre compare
- 116 South Africa 0.1089 An per square kilometre compare
- 117 Belize 0.0983 An per square kilometre compare
- 118 New Zealand 0.0949 An per square kilometre 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 swine, breeding — stocks, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Swine, breeding — stocks, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.1176 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7106 An per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0923 An per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for swine, breeding — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 115th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Swine, breeding — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, breeding — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Swine, breeding — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Swine, breeding — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.