Chicken meat production, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chicken meat production, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0002 tonnes per person for chicken meat production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0008 tonnes per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 tonnes per person, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 185th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +19.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -28.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +27.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -32.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -35.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -27.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +143.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -43.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -44.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +46.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -33.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +73.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +51.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0002 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0002 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 tonnes per person, 14% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +143.9% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person |
| 2020 | +73.0% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1831 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0072 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3524 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Lesotho?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 tonnes per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 tonnes per person in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.