Asses — Stocks in Lesotho
Lesotho: Asses — Stocks was 141,951 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Asses — Stocks in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, asses — stocks in Lesotho stood at 141,951 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asses — stocks in Lesotho peaked at 203,368 An in 1999 and was at its lowest, 42,006 An, in 1968.
Lesotho ranks 31st of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Asses — Stocks in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53,013 An | — |
| 1962 | 55,494 An | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 44,796 An | -19.3% |
| 1964 | 49,000 An | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 46,449 An | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 42,101 An | -9.4% |
| 1967 | 58,945 An | +40.0% |
| 1968 | 42,006 An | -28.7% |
| 1969 | 43,302 An | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 89,700 An | +107.1% |
| 1971 | 90,000 An | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 95,000 An | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 99,900 An | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 104,100 An | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 92,700 An | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 89,400 An | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 86,014 An | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 87,867 An | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 85,238 An | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 104,922 An | +23.1% |
| 1981 | 97,540 An | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 110,893 An | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 107,426 An | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 109,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 111,726 An | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 136,470 An | +22.1% |
| 1987 | 147,580 An | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 130,830 An | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 150,801 An | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 155,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 150,000 An | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 145,000 An | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 138,985 An | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 140,105 An | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 146,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 153,200 An | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 144,165 An | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 153,074 An | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 203,368 An | +32.9% |
| 2000 | 179,391 An | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 156,824 An | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 141,998 An | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 143,436 An | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 84,636 An | -41.0% |
| 2005 | 168,645 An | +99.3% |
| 2006 | 172,364 An | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 172,364 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 136,455 An | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 159,713 An | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 136,355 An | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 132,000 An | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 128,000 An | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 101,456 An | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 103,559 An | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 113,778 An | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 113,988 An | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 124,788 An | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 117,063 An | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 101,980 An | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 88,853 An | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 141,167 An | +58.9% |
| 2022 | 159,475 An | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 125,212 An | -21.5% |
| 2024 | 141,951 An | +13.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 141,951 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32,436 An, 4.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 141,951 An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,534 An, 4.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asses — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +107.1% | 43,302 An | 89,700 An |
| 2005 | +99.3% | 84,636 An | 168,645 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,345 An | 42,006 An | 58,945 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 91,992 An | 85,238 An | 104,100 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 120,719 An | 97,540 An | 150,801 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 152,890 An | 138,985 An | 203,368 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 151,583 An | 84,636 An | 179,391 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 117,297 An | 101,456 An | 136,355 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 131,332 An | 88,853 An | 159,475 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 28 Haiti 160,213 An compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 158,278 An compare
- 30 South Africa 142,579 An compare
- 32 Spain 140,813 An compare
- 33 Tajikistan 115,836 An compare
- 34 Saudi Arabia 98,285 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 70.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5533 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asses — stocks in Lesotho?
- Asses — stocks in Lesotho was 141,951 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest asses — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 203,368 An in 1999.
- What is the lowest asses — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,006 An in 1968.
- How does Lesotho rank for asses — stocks?
- Lesotho ranks 31st out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is asses — stocks rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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 Asses — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.