2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Lesotho
Lesotho: 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value was 13 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
In 2025, 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Lesotho stood at 13 No. 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, 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Lesotho peaked at 13 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1 No, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 105th of 175 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.
2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 No | — |
| 2001 | 1 No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 No | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 No | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 11 No | +450.0% |
| 2007 | 11 No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 No | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 13 No | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 No | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 No | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1 No | 1 No | 11 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 No | 11 No | 11 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.33 No | 11 No | 13 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 102 Armenia 14 No compare
- 102 Turkmenistan 14 No compare
- 102 Uganda 14 No compare
- 105 Gabon 13 No compare
- 105 Montenegro 13 No compare
- 105 Mozambique 13 No compare
- 105 Saint Lucia 13 No compare
- 105 Suriname 13 No compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,189 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,791 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 29.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 32,030 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,559 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Lesotho?
- 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Lesotho was 13 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 13 No in 2022.
- What is the lowest 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 No in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value?
- Lesotho ranks 105th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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