> Lesotho had 35,490 pigs in 2024, the 131st largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 44%. The record was 215,741 head in 2006.

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# Pigs in Lesotho

Lesotho had 35,490 pigs in 2024, the 131st largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 44%. The record was 215,741 head in 2006.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

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Animals, 202435,490 head
World rank131 of 171
10-year change−44%
Record215,741 head2006

## Pigs in Lesotho, 1961–2024 (head)

## Lesotho compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.01% in 2014
10-year change−44%world −2.8%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 129 | [Malta](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/malta/) | 37,210 | 0.00% |
| 130 | [New Caledonia](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/new-caledonia/) | 36,916 | 0.00% |
| 131 | **Lesotho** | 35,490 | 0.00% |
| 132 | [Bhutan](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/bhutan/) | 34,059 | 0.00% |
| 133 | [Suriname](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/suriname/) | 33,632 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 171 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/)

### Map of pigs 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 | 35,490 | −0.6% |
| 2023 | 35,718 | −16% |
| 2022 | 42,735 | +53% |
| 2021 | 28,018 | −23% |
| 2020 | 36,401 | −32% |
| 2019 | 53,507 | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 49,275 | +27% |
| 2017 | 38,689 | −53% |
| 2016 | 83,190 | −7.9% |
| 2015 | 90,368 | +43% |
| 2014 | 63,145 | −5.2% |
| 2013 | 66,586 | −17% |
| 2012 | 80,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 80,000 | −4.7% |
| 2010 | 83,976 | −9.0% |
| 2009 | 92,288 | −3.2% |
| 2008 | 95,342 | −56% |
| 2007 | 215,741 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 215,741 | +59% |
| 2005 | 135,266 | +21% |
| 2004 | 111,699 | +60% |
| 2003 | 69,917 | −32% |
| 2002 | 102,829 | −12% |
| 2001 | 116,496 | −9.4% |
| 2000 | 128,592 | +24% |
| 1999 | 103,700 | +31% |
| 1998 | 79,146 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 78,965 | +24% |
| 1996 | 63,700 | −3.4% |
| 1995 | 65,935 | +44% |
| 1994 | 45,770 | −23% |
| 1993 | 59,680 | +36% |
| 1992 | 44,000 | −12% |
| 1991 | 49,718 | −25% |
| 1990 | 66,516 | −5.0% |
| 1989 | 70,000 | 0.0% |
| 1988 | 70,000 | 0.0% |
| 1987 | 70,000 | −0.8% |
| 1986 | 70,560 | +31% |
| 1985 | 53,812 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 53,031 | −3.2% |
| 1983 | 54,800 | −13% |
| 1982 | 63,282 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 61,601 | −25% |
| 1980 | 82,292 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 80,959 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 77,802 | −3.0% |
| 1977 | 80,231 | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 75,500 | −3.2% |
| 1975 | 78,000 | −1.3% |
| 1974 | 79,000 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 75,600 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 73,000 | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 69,000 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 66,026 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 66,000 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 65,000 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 64,000 | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 62,000 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 60,800 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 59,600 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 58,000 | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 56,300 | +3.5% |
| 1961 | 54,400 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many pigs are there in Lesotho?

Lesotho had 35,490 pigs in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Lesotho ranked 131st of 171 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in China with 44.4% of the world total.

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

It fell by 44% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −2.8% for the world. The record was 215,741 head in 2006.

### 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

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/china/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/united-states/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/brazil/)[Spain](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/spain/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/russia/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/vietnam/)[Germany](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/germany/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/mexico/)[Canada](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/canada/)[Malawi](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/malawi/)[France](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/france/)[Denmark](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/denmark/)
[All countries producing pigs](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/)

## 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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