Eggs Primary — Laying in Lesotho
Lesotho: Eggs Primary — Laying was 267 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs Primary — Laying in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, eggs primary — laying in Lesotho stood at 267 1000 An.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Lesotho peaked at 350 1000 An in 2013 and was at its lowest, 165 1000 An, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 160th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 190 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 195 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 200 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 205 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 210 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 215 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 220 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 230 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 240 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 250 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 260 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 260 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 270 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 270 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 270 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 280 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 280 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 280 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 280 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 280 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 285 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 295 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 285 1000 An | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 285 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 285 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 285 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 290 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 290 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 295 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 165 1000 An | -44.1% |
| 1991 | 276 1000 An | +67.3% |
| 1992 | 165 1000 An | -40.2% |
| 1993 | 168 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 235 1000 An | +39.9% |
| 1995 | 252 1000 An | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 269 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 286 1000 An | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 269 1000 An | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 286 1000 An | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 302 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 287 1000 An | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 305 1000 An | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 280 1000 An | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 310 1000 An | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 315 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 302 1000 An | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 320 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 325 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 325 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 340 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 340 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 340 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 350 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 288 1000 An | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 220 1000 An | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 286 1000 An | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 280 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 262 1000 An | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 276 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 273 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 275 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 275 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 251 1000 An | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 267 1000 An | +6.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 267 1000 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,400 1000 An, 4% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 267 1000 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,890 1000 An, 7% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs Primary — Laying 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 | +67.3% | 165 1000 An | 276 1000 An |
| 1990 | -44.1% | 295 1000 An | 165 1000 An |
| 1992 | -40.2% | 276 1000 An | 165 1000 An |
| 1994 | +39.9% | 168 1000 An | 235 1000 An |
| 2016 | +30.0% | 220 1000 An | 286 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 211.67 1000 An | 190 1000 An | 240 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 270 1000 An | 250 1000 An | 280 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 287.5 1000 An | 280 1000 An | 295 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 237.1 1000 An | 165 1000 An | 286 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 307.1 1000 An | 280 1000 An | 325 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 298.2 1000 An | 220 1000 An | 350 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 268.2 1000 An | 251 1000 An | 275 1000 An | 5 |
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 eggs primary — laying in Lesotho?
- Eggs primary — laying in Lesotho was 267 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 350 1000 An in 2013.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 165 1000 An in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Lesotho ranks 160th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Eggs Primary — Laying. 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.