2.5.1b Number of local: Value, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: 2.5.1b Number of local: Value, per square kilometre was 0.0004 No per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value, per square in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value, per square in Lesotho is 0.0004 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value, per square in Lesotho peaked at 0.0004 No per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 No per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 59th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
2.5.1b Number of local: Value, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 No per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 No per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +450.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0004 No per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 No per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0004 No per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 No per square kilometre, 9.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 No per square kilometre | 0 No per square kilometre | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | 0.0004 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 56 Lithuania 0.0005 No per square kilometre compare
- 57 Spain 0.0004 No per square kilometre compare
- 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0004 No per square kilometre compare
- 60 Cuba 0.0004 No per square kilometre compare
- 61 Bangladesh 0.0004 No per square kilometre compare
- 62 El Salvador 0.0004 No per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0491 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value, per square in Lesotho?
- 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value, per square in Lesotho was 0.0004 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value, per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 No per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value, per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 No per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value, per square?
- Lesotho ranks 59th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value, per square rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.