Swine / pigs — Stocks in Lesotho
Lesotho: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 7,144 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, swine / pigs — stocks in Lesotho stood at 7,144 LSU.
The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Lesotho peaked at 43,148 LSU in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5,604 LSU, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 131st out of 172 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 / pigs — Stocks in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,880 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 11,260 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 11,600 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 11,920 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 12,160 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 12,400 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 12,800 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 13,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 13,200 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 13,205 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 13,800 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 14,600 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 15,120 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 15,800 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 15,600 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 15,100 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 16,046 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 15,560 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 16,192 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 16,458 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 12,320 LSU | -25.1% |
| 1982 | 12,656 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 10,960 LSU | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 10,606 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 10,762 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 14,112 LSU | +31.1% |
| 1987 | 14,000 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 14,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 14,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 13,303 LSU | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 9,944 LSU | -25.3% |
| 1992 | 8,800 LSU | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 11,936 LSU | +35.6% |
| 1994 | 9,154 LSU | -23.3% |
| 1995 | 13,187 LSU | +44.1% |
| 1996 | 12,740 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 15,793 LSU | +24.0% |
| 1998 | 15,829 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 20,740 LSU | +31.0% |
| 2000 | 25,718 LSU | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 23,299 LSU | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 20,566 LSU | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 13,983 LSU | -32.0% |
| 2004 | 22,340 LSU | +59.8% |
| 2005 | 27,053 LSU | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 43,148 LSU | +59.5% |
| 2007 | 43,148 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19,068 LSU | -55.8% |
| 2009 | 18,458 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 16,795 LSU | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 16,000 LSU | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 16,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13,317 LSU | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 12,629 LSU | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 18,074 LSU | +43.1% |
| 2016 | 16,638 LSU | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 7,738 LSU | -53.5% |
| 2018 | 9,855 LSU | +27.4% |
| 2019 | 10,701 LSU | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 7,280 LSU | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 5,604 LSU | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 8,547 LSU | +52.5% |
| 2023 | 7,144 LSU | -16.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 7,144 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72,581 LSU, 10% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 7,144 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72,581 LSU, 10% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine / pigs — Stocks 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% | 13,983 LSU | 22,340 LSU |
| 2006 | +59.5% | 27,053 LSU | 43,148 LSU |
| 2008 | -55.8% | 43,148 LSU | 19,068 LSU |
| 2017 | -53.5% | 16,638 LSU | 7,738 LSU |
| 2022 | +52.5% | 5,604 LSU | 8,547 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,136 LSU | 10,880 LSU | 13,200 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,102 LSU | 13,205 LSU | 16,192 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,988 LSU | 10,606 LSU | 16,458 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,143 LSU | 8,800 LSU | 20,740 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,678 LSU | 13,983 LSU | 43,148 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,775 LSU | 7,738 LSU | 18,074 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,144 LSU | 5,604 LSU | 8,547 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 / pigs — stocks in Lesotho?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Lesotho was 7,144 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 43,148 LSU in 2006.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,604 LSU in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Lesotho ranks 131st out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine / pigs — 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.