Horses — Stocks, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Horses — Stocks, per capita was 0.0316 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — stocks, per capita in Lesotho is 0.0316 An per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.122 An per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0192 An per person, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 19th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1177 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.122 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1062 An per person | -12.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0904 An per person | -14.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0886 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0762 An per person | -14.0% |
| 1967 | 0.106 An per person | +39.1% |
| 1968 | 0.072 An per person | -32.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0898 An per person | +24.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1076 An per person | +19.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1041 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1005 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1006 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0979 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0826 An per person | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0831 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0809 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0766 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.074 An per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0717 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0712 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0701 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0712 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0639 An per person | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.068 An per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0765 An per person | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.076 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0665 An per person | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0585 An per person | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0553 An per person | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0529 An per person | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0473 An per person | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.056 An per person | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0586 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0514 An per person | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0497 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0437 An per person | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0443 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0494 An per person | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0483 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0451 An per person | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0387 An per person | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0382 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0406 An per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0364 An per person | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0355 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0353 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0396 An per person | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0374 An per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.035 An per person | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.034 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0339 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.029 An per person | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0266 An per person | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0284 An per person | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0281 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0299 An per person | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0274 An per person | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0228 An per person | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0192 An per person | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0249 An per person | +29.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0386 An per person | +55.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0335 An per person | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0316 An per person | -5.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0316 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 An per person, 19.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0316 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0011 An per person, 29.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +55.0% | 0.0249 An per person | 0.0386 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0966 An per person | 0.072 An per person | 0.122 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0908 An per person | 0.074 An per person | 0.1076 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0693 An per person | 0.0585 An per person | 0.0765 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0509 An per person | 0.0437 An per person | 0.0586 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0395 An per person | 0.0353 An per person | 0.0483 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0295 An per person | 0.0228 An per person | 0.035 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0296 An per person | 0.0192 An per person | 0.0386 An per person | 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, per capita in Lesotho?
- Horses — stocks, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0316 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — stocks, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.122 An per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0192 An per person in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for horses — stocks, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 19th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horses — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Horses — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Horses — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.