Number of pigs in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of pigs was 35,490 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of pigs in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 35,490 animals for number of pigs in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pigs in Lesotho peaked at 215,741 animals in 2006 and was at its lowest, 28,018 animals, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 134th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60,678 animals | 54,400 animals | 66,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 75,512 animals | 66,026 animals | 80,959 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,938 animals | 53,031 animals | 82,292 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,713 animals | 44,000 animals | 103,700 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 128,391 animals | 69,917 animals | 215,741 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,874 animals | 38,689 animals | 90,368 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,672 animals | 28,018 animals | 42,735 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 166.92 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 177,933 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pigs in Lesotho?
- Number of pigs in Lesotho was 35,490 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of pigs recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 215,741 animals in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of pigs recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,018 animals in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of pigs?
- Lesotho ranks 134th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of pigs rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of pigs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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