Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.2497 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.2497 An per square kilometre for cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and down 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Lesotho peaked at 2.77 An per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.2098 An per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Lesotho 148th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.82 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.87 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 1.82 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.41 An per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1965 | 1.67 An per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1966 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 1967 | 1.36 An per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1968 | 1.26 An per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 1.43 An per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1970 | 1.83 An per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1971 | 1.84 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.88 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.98 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 2.04 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.98 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.91 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.98 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 2.14 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 2.31 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 2.37 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 2.37 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.57 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 2.64 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 2.64 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.7 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 2.73 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 2.73 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.77 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 2.5 An per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 2.08 An per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4776 An per square kilometre | -77.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6264 An per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5918 An per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5216 An per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5259 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4908 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5504 An per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4559 An per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6978 An per square kilometre | +53.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7079 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7472 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6513 An per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6825 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6697 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7125 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6627 An per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7278 An per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5994 An per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 0.429 An per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4167 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5455 An per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5828 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5526 An per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5135 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5503 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5053 An per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4363 An per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3689 An per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3057 An per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3592 An per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2271 An per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2098 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2497 An per square kilometre | +19.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -77.0% | 2.08 An per square kilometre | 0.4776 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 An per square kilometre | 1.01 An per square kilometre | 1.87 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.99 An per square kilometre | 1.83 An per square kilometre | 2.31 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6 An per square kilometre | 2.37 An per square kilometre | 2.77 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7013 An per square kilometre | 0.4559 An per square kilometre | 2.08 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.659 An per square kilometre | 0.429 An per square kilometre | 0.7472 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4778 An per square kilometre | 0.3057 An per square kilometre | 0.5828 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2614 An per square kilometre | 0.2098 An per square kilometre | 0.3592 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 145 Algeria 0.2769 An per square kilometre compare
- 146 Qatar 0.2733 An per square kilometre compare
- 147 French Polynesia 0.2576 An per square kilometre compare
- 149 Mauritania 0.2373 An per square kilometre compare
- 150 Iceland 0.2273 An per square kilometre compare
- 151 Mozambique 0.2045 An per square kilometre compare
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 cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Lesotho?
- Cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Lesotho was 0.2497 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 An per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2098 An per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Lesotho rank for cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Lesotho ranks 148th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.