Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0%
World rank
112th
of 151 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2005
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2025
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Lesotho is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Lesotho peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 112th out of 151 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 100.0% | — |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.6% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
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More infrastructure data for Lesotho
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,980 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3414 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7,980 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7033 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Lesotho?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Lesotho was 0.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Lesotho ranks 112th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction as a share of local breeds with known level of extinction risk (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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