Eggs per bird in Lesotho
Lesotho: Eggs per bird was 5.07 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 2024, eggs per bird in Lesotho stood at 5.07 kilograms per animal.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Lesotho peaked at 6.49 kilograms per animal in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.8 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8 kilograms per animal | 2.8 kilograms per animal | 2.8 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.8 kilograms per animal | 2.8 kilograms per animal | 2.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8 kilograms per animal | 2.8 kilograms per animal | 2.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.79 kilograms per animal | 3 kilograms per animal | 5.05 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.99 kilograms per animal | 4.97 kilograms per animal | 5.08 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 kilograms per animal | 4.86 kilograms per animal | 6.49 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.08 kilograms per animal | 5.04 kilograms per animal | 5.12 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 166.92 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 177,933 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Lesotho?
- Eggs per bird in Lesotho was 5.07 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest eggs per bird recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 6.49 kilograms per animal in 2014.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for eggs per bird?
- Lesotho ranks 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Eggs per bird. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.