Number of local breeds kept in the country in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 13 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds kept in the country in Lesotho is 13, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Lesotho peaked at 13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 105th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +450.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1 | 1 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.33 | 11 | 13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 102 Armenia 14 compare
- 102 Turkmenistan 14 compare
- 102 Uganda 14 compare
- 105 Gabon 13 compare
- 105 Montenegro 13 compare
- 105 Mozambique 13 compare
- 105 Saint Lucia 13 compare
- 105 Suriname 13 compare
More development goals data for Lesotho
- Red List Index 0.9471 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7193 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 145.27 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,104 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,582 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Lesotho?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Lesotho was 13 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Lesotho ranks 105th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds kept in the country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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