Mules and hinnies — Stocks in Lesotho
Lesotho: Mules and hinnies — Stocks was 1,519 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mules and hinnies — Stocks in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1,519 An for mules and hinnies — stocks in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mules and hinnies — stocks in Lesotho peaked at 5,231 An in 1962 and was at its lowest, 140 An, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 52nd out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mules and hinnies — Stocks in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,316 An | — |
| 1962 | 5,231 An | +21.2% |
| 1963 | 4,440 An | -15.1% |
| 1964 | 4,000 An | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 2,849 An | -28.8% |
| 1966 | 3,038 An | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 2,654 An | -12.6% |
| 1968 | 2,938 An | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 2,881 An | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 4,100 An | +42.3% |
| 1971 | 3,500 An | -14.6% |
| 1972 | 3,000 An | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 2,500 An | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 2,300 An | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 1,800 An | -21.7% |
| 1976 | 900 An | -50.0% |
| 1977 | 1,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 800 An | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 900 An | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 1,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 1,100 An | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 1,200 An | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 1,000 An | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 900 An | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 800 An | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 1,000 An | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 1,400 An | +40.0% |
| 2003 | 1,500 An | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 1,650 An | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 1,700 An | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1,800 An | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 2,099 An | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 980 An | -53.3% |
| 2009 | 661 An | -32.6% |
| 2010 | 2,398 An | +262.8% |
| 2011 | 2,400 An | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,450 An | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2,500 An | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 2,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 291 An | -88.4% |
| 2016 | 140 An | -51.9% |
| 2017 | 309 An | +120.7% |
| 2018 | 1,940 An | +527.8% |
| 2019 | 2,370 An | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 2,323 An | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1,463 An | -37.0% |
| 2022 | 1,489 An | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,504 An | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1,519 An | +1.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,519 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,561 An, 33% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,519 An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,519 An, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mules and hinnies — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +527.8% | 309 An | 1,940 An |
| 2010 | +262.8% | 661 An | 2,398 An |
| 2017 | +120.7% | 140 An | 309 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,594 An | 2,654 An | 5,231 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,110 An | 900 An | 4,100 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,000 An | 1,000 An | 1,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 990 An | 800 An | 1,200 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,359 An | 661 An | 2,099 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,730 An | 140 An | 2,500 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,660 An | 1,463 An | 2,323 An | 5 |
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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 mules and hinnies — stocks in Lesotho?
- Mules and hinnies — stocks in Lesotho was 1,519 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mules and hinnies — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5,231 An in 1962.
- What is the lowest mules and hinnies — stocks recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 140 An in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for mules and hinnies — stocks?
- Lesotho ranks 52nd out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mules and hinnies — stocks rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mules and hinnies — 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.