Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cattle fat, unrendered — Production was 36.08 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle fat, unrendered — production in Lesotho is 36.08 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle fat, unrendered — production in Lesotho peaked at 436.15 t in 1988 and was at its lowest, 33.08 t, in 2022.
That places Lesotho 176th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 238.91 t | 159.15 t | 294.73 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 313.34 t | 288.04 t | 363.46 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 410.14 t | 373.85 t | 436.15 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 110.56 t | 71.86 t | 327.12 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.88 t | 67.6 t | 117.8 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.32 t | 48.19 t | 91.87 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.19 t | 33.08 t | 56.62 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 173 Bhutan 42.59 t compare
- 174 Malta 41.15 t compare
- 175 Qatar 38.4 t compare
- 177 Brunei Darussalam 32.87 t compare
- 178 China, Macao SAR 29.59 t compare
- 179 Trinidad and Tobago 28.56 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture share gdp 6.49 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.49 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.31 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 166.92 million current US$ (2025)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 35,490 An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle fat, unrendered — production in Lesotho?
- Cattle fat, unrendered — production in Lesotho was 36.08 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle fat, unrendered — production recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 436.15 t in 1988.
- What is the lowest cattle fat, unrendered — production recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.08 t in 2022.
- How does Lesotho rank for cattle fat, unrendered — production?
- Lesotho ranks 176th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle fat, unrendered — production rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle fat, unrendered — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.