Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Cape Verde
4,467 animals
in 2024
Lesotho
6,948 animals
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
174th
Lesotho rank
171st
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Cape Verde
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 6,948 animals against 4,467 animals in Cape Verde, a difference of 2,481 animals.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times Cape Verde's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 174th and Lesotho ranks 171st of 197 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,356 animals | 46,011 animals | 44,656 animals | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1,890 animals | 60,347 animals | 58,457 animals | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1,880 animals | 78,990 animals | 77,110 animals | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 2,926 animals | 21,292 animals | 18,366 animals | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 4,535 animals | 20,007 animals | 15,472 animals | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 4,087 animals | 14,505 animals | 10,418 animals | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 4,447 animals | 7,740 animals | 3,292 animals | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Cape Verde or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 6,948 animals against 4,467 animals in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 2,481 animals, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Cape Verde ranks 174th and Lesotho ranks 171st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.