> Lesotho had 141,951 asses in 2024, the 31st largest in the world (0.26% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 37%. The record was 203,368 head in 1999.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/asses/lesotho/

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# Asses in Lesotho

Lesotho had 141,951 asses in 2024, the 31st largest in the world (0.26% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 37%. The record was 203,368 head in 1999.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Animals, 2024141,951 head
World rank31 of 104
10-year change+37%
Record203,368 head1999

## Asses in Lesotho, 1961–2024 (head)

## Lesotho compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.26%0.22% in 2014
10-year change+37%world +13%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 29 | [Dominican Republic](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/dominican-republic/) | 158,278 | 0.29% |
| 30 | [South Africa](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/south-africa/) | 142,579 | 0.26% |
| 31 | **Lesotho** | 141,951 | 0.26% |
| 32 | [Tajikistan](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/tajikistan/) | 115,836 | 0.21% |
| 33 | [Saudi Arabia](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/saudi-arabia/) | 98,285 | 0.18% |

[Full ranking of 104 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/)

### Map of asses numbers by country

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Lesotho is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 141,951 | +13% |
| 2023 | 125,212 | −21% |
| 2022 | 159,475 | +13% |
| 2021 | 141,167 | +59% |
| 2020 | 88,853 | −13% |
| 2019 | 101,980 | −13% |
| 2018 | 117,063 | −6.2% |
| 2017 | 124,788 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 113,988 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 113,778 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 103,559 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 101,456 | −21% |
| 2012 | 128,000 | −3.0% |
| 2011 | 132,000 | −3.2% |
| 2010 | 136,355 | −15% |
| 2009 | 159,713 | +17% |
| 2008 | 136,455 | −21% |
| 2007 | 172,364 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 172,364 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 168,645 | +99% |
| 2004 | 84,636 | −41% |
| 2003 | 143,436 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 141,998 | −9.5% |
| 2001 | 156,824 | −13% |
| 2000 | 179,391 | −12% |
| 1999 | 203,368 | +33% |
| 1998 | 153,074 | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 144,165 | −5.9% |
| 1996 | 153,200 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 146,000 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 140,105 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 138,985 | −4.1% |
| 1992 | 145,000 | −3.3% |
| 1991 | 150,000 | −3.2% |
| 1990 | 155,000 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 150,801 | +15% |
| 1988 | 130,830 | −11% |
| 1987 | 147,580 | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 136,470 | +22% |
| 1985 | 111,726 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 109,000 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 107,426 | −3.1% |
| 1982 | 110,893 | +14% |
| 1981 | 97,540 | −7.0% |
| 1980 | 104,922 | +23% |
| 1979 | 85,238 | −3.0% |
| 1978 | 87,867 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 86,014 | −3.8% |
| 1976 | 89,400 | −3.6% |
| 1975 | 92,700 | −11% |
| 1974 | 104,100 | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 99,900 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 95,000 | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 90,000 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 89,700 | +107% |
| 1969 | 43,302 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 42,006 | −29% |
| 1967 | 58,945 | +40% |
| 1966 | 42,101 | −9.4% |
| 1965 | 46,449 | −5.2% |
| 1964 | 49,000 | +9.4% |
| 1963 | 44,796 | −19% |
| 1962 | 55,494 | +4.7% |
| 1961 | 53,013 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many asses are there in Lesotho?

Lesotho had 141,951 asses in 2024, 0.26% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Lesotho rank in the world by number of asses?

Lesotho ranked 31st of 104 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in Ethiopia with 20.0% of the world total.

### How has the number of asses in Lesotho changed?

It rose by 37% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 203,368 head in 1999.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Lesotho is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/ethiopia/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/sudan/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/pakistan/)[Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/chad/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/mexico/)[Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/niger/)[Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/burkina-faso/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/iran/)[Afghanistan](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/afghanistan/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/nigeria/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/china/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/mali/)
[All countries producing asses](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/)

## Other products of Lesotho

[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/lesotho/)[Potatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/lesotho/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/lesotho/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/lesotho/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/lesotho/)[Other fruits, n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-fruits/lesotho/)[Wool, greasy](https://husfarm.com/production/wool/lesotho/)[Sorghum](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/lesotho/)[Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen](https://husfarm.com/production/game-meat/lesotho/)[Wheat](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/lesotho/)[Beans, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/lesotho/)[Hen eggs](https://husfarm.com/production/hen-eggs/lesotho/)
[Agricultural production in Lesotho](https://husfarm.com/production/country/lesotho/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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