Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 12 for number of local breeds (not extinct) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Lesotho peaked at 12 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 129th of 200 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 (not extinct) 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 | 10 | +400.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 12 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16, 75% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 12 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5, 83% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.33 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 129 Botswana 12 compare
- 129 Côte d'Ivoire 12 compare
- 129 Fiji 12 compare
- 129 Cote d'Ivoire 12 compare
More development goals data for Lesotho
- Red List Index 0.9471 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7193 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 145.27 constant US$ (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 kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,104 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,582 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Lesotho?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Lesotho was 12 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Lesotho ranks 129th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 (not extinct) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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