Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) was 9 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
107th
of 200 countries
All-time high
10
in 2015
All-time low
0
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Lesotho stood at 9.
The figure is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Lesotho peaked at 10 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 107th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 1 | — |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +800.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 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 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.5, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11, 82% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.33 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 107 Central African Republic 9 compare
- 107 Haiti 9 compare
- 107 Nicaragua 9 compare
- 107 Papua New Guinea 9 compare
- 107 Saudi Arabia 9 compare
- 107 Senegal 9 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 (not extinct) 12 (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 with unknown risk status in Lesotho?
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Lesotho was 9 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of local breeds with unknown risk status?
- Lesotho ranks 107th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 with unknown risk status (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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