Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value in Lesotho
Lesotho: Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value was 38.3 g/cap/d in 2021. ▲ Rising
Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value in Lesotho is 38.3 g/cap/d, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value in Lesotho peaked at 45.9 g/cap/d in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.9 g/cap/d, in 2008.
Lesotho ranks 162nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | g/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35 g/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 34.4 g/cap/d | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 33.8 g/cap/d | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 33.6 g/cap/d | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.3 g/cap/d | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 34.4 g/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 33.7 g/cap/d | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 32.9 g/cap/d | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 31.9 g/cap/d | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 32.3 g/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 32.4 g/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.9 g/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 38.3 g/cap/d | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 42.5 g/cap/d | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 45.9 g/cap/d | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 44.2 g/cap/d | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 44.7 g/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 44.1 g/cap/d | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 41.1 g/cap/d | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 37.4 g/cap/d | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 36.2 g/cap/d | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 38.3 g/cap/d | +5.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 38.3 g/cap/d is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.4 g/cap/d, 60% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 38.3 g/cap/d is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.25 g/cap/d, 66% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.63 g/cap/d | 31.9 g/cap/d | 35 g/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.35 g/cap/d | 32.4 g/cap/d | 45.9 g/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.25 g/cap/d | 36.2 g/cap/d | 38.3 g/cap/d | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 70.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5533 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value in Lesotho?
- Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value in Lesotho was 38.3 g/cap/d in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9 g/cap/d in 2014.
- What is the lowest average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9 g/cap/d in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value?
- Lesotho ranks 162nd out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.