Horses — Stocks in Lesotho
Lesotho: Horses — Stocks was 73,968 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 73,968 An for horses — stocks in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Lesotho peaked at 129,415 An in 1987 and was at its lowest, 43,000 An, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 64th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 89,333 An | — |
| 1962 | 95,401 An | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 85,562 An | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 75,000 An | -12.3% |
| 1965 | 75,664 An | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 67,193 An | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 96,894 An | +44.2% |
| 1968 | 68,235 An | -29.6% |
| 1969 | 88,322 An | +29.4% |
| 1970 | 109,700 An | +24.2% |
| 1971 | 110,000 An | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 110,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 114,000 An | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 114,800 An | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 100,300 An | -12.6% |
| 1976 | 104,100 An | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 104,328 An | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 101,687 An | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 101,123 An | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 100,890 An | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 103,114 An | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 104,426 An | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 109,194 An | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 100,875 An | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 110,438 An | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 127,395 An | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 129,415 An | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 115,775 An | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 103,781 An | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 100,000 An | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 97,428 An | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 88,589 An | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 106,505 An | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 112,930 An | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 100,300 An | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 98,100 An | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 86,980 An | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 88,440 An | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 98,933 An | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 96,817 An | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 90,300 An | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 77,216 An | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 75,895 An | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 80,028 An | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 71,026 An | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 69,029 An | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 69,031 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 77,808 An | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 74,172 An | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 69,843 An | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 68,500 An | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 69,000 An | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 59,731 An | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 55,397 An | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 59,704 An | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 59,875 An | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 64,410 An | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 59,875 An | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 50,402 An | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 43,000 An | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 56,331 An | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 88,237 An | +56.6% |
| 2023 | 77,337 An | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 73,968 An | -4.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 73,968 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36,024 An, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 73,968 An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,274 An, 4.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,400 An | 67,193 An | 96,894 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 107,004 An | 100,300 An | 114,800 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 110,530 An | 100,875 An | 129,415 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 97,820 An | 86,980 An | 112,930 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 78,132 An | 69,029 An | 96,817 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,674 An | 50,402 An | 69,843 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,775 An | 43,000 An | 88,237 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 horses — stocks in Lesotho?
- Horses — stocks in Lesotho was 73,968 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 129,415 An in 1987.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,000 An in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for horses — stocks?
- Lesotho ranks 64th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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 Horses — 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.