FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Horses in Lesotho
Lesotho had 73,968 horses in 2024, the 54th largest in the world (0.13% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 34%. The record was 129,415 head in 1987.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 73,968 head
- World rank
- 54 of 143
- 10-year change
- +34%
- Record
- 129,415 head
- 1987
Horses in Lesotho, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73,968 | −4.4% |
| 2023 | 77,337 | −12% |
| 2022 | 88,237 | +57% |
| 2021 | 56,331 | +31% |
| 2020 | 43,000 | −15% |
| 2019 | 50,402 | −16% |
| 2018 | 59,875 | −7.0% |
| 2017 | 64,410 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 59,875 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 59,704 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 55,397 | −7.3% |
| 2013 | 59,731 | −13% |
| 2012 | 69,000 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 68,500 | −1.9% |
| 2010 | 69,843 | −5.8% |
| 2009 | 74,172 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | 77,808 | +13% |
| 2007 | 69,031 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 69,029 | −2.8% |
| 2005 | 71,026 | −11% |
| 2004 | 80,028 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 75,895 | −1.7% |
| 2002 | 77,216 | −14% |
| 2001 | 90,300 | −6.7% |
| 2000 | 96,817 | −2.1% |
| 1999 | 98,933 | +12% |
| 1998 | 88,440 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 86,980 | −11% |
| 1996 | 98,100 | −2.2% |
| 1995 | 100,300 | −11% |
| 1994 | 112,930 | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 106,505 | +20% |
| 1992 | 88,589 | −9.1% |
| 1991 | 97,428 | −2.6% |
| 1990 | 100,000 | −3.6% |
| 1989 | 103,781 | −10% |
| 1988 | 115,775 | −11% |
| 1987 | 129,415 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 127,395 | +15% |
| 1985 | 110,438 | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 100,875 | −7.6% |
| 1983 | 109,194 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 104,426 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 103,114 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 100,890 | −0.2% |
| 1979 | 101,123 | −0.6% |
| 1978 | 101,687 | −2.5% |
| 1977 | 104,328 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 104,100 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 100,300 | −13% |
| 1974 | 114,800 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 114,000 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 110,000 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 110,000 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 109,700 | +24% |
| 1969 | 88,322 | +29% |
| 1968 | 68,235 | −30% |
| 1967 | 96,894 | +44% |
| 1966 | 67,193 | −11% |
| 1965 | 75,664 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 75,000 | −12% |
| 1963 | 85,562 | −10% |
| 1962 | 95,401 | +6.8% |
| 1961 | 89,333 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.