Lesotho vs Malta: Meat production
Lesotho
8,837 tonnes
in 2024
Malta
10,438 tonnes
in 2024
Lesotho rank
170th
Malta rank
168th
Meat production over time
- Lesotho
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 10,438 tonnes against 8,837 tonnes in Lesotho, a difference of 1,601 tonnes.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 170th and Malta ranks 168th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,826 tonnes | 6,757 tonnes | 9,069 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 20,246 tonnes | 9,649 tonnes | 10,597 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 25,351 tonnes | 11,154 tonnes | 14,197 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 10,079 tonnes | 15,829 tonnes | 5,750 tonnes | Malta |
| 2000s | 10,072 tonnes | 16,224 tonnes | 6,151 tonnes | Malta |
| 2010s | 9,762 tonnes | 11,097 tonnes | 1,335 tonnes | Malta |
| 2020s | 9,037 tonnes | 10,112 tonnes | 1,075 tonnes | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meat production, Lesotho or Malta?
- Malta, at 10,438 tonnes against 8,837 tonnes in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in meat production between Lesotho and Malta?
- 1,601 tonnes, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malta?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Malta rank globally for meat production?
- Lesotho ranks 170th and Malta ranks 168th of 201 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 Meat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.