Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Gross Production Index Number in Lesotho
Lesotho: Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Gross Production Index Number was 108.49 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Gross Production Index Number in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 108.49 for game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — gross production index number in Lesotho peaked at 108.49 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.9, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 19th out of 56 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.
Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Gross Production Index Number in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50.9 | — |
| 1962 | 51.66 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 52.6 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 53.36 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 54.12 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 55.06 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 56.01 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 57.15 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 58.09 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 59.23 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 60.36 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 61.5 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 62.63 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 63.96 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 65.28 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 66.23 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 66.23 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 66.23 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 66.23 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 66.23 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 66.23 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 66.23 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 66.23 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 66.23 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 66.23 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 66.23 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 66.23 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 66.23 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 66.23 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 73.32 | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 57.36 | -21.8% |
| 1992 | 59.11 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 60.86 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 62.61 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 64.62 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 66.2 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 68.12 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 70.01 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 71.9 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 73.8 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 75.69 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 76.64 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 77.58 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 78.53 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 79.47 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 81.37 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 83.26 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 85.15 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 88.93 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 92.36 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 98.4 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 99.65 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 97.06 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 97.83 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 102.91 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 99.27 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 101.25 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 102.69 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 104.45 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 106.35 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 107.85 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 105.93 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 107.27 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 108.49 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.33 | 50.9 | 58.09 | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.79 | 59.23 | 66.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.23 | 66.23 | 66.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.41 | 57.36 | 73.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.04 | 73.8 | 88.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.59 | 92.36 | 104.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.18 | 105.93 | 108.49 | 5 |
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- 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 game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — gross production index number in Lesotho?
- Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — gross production index number in Lesotho was 108.49 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — gross production index number recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 108.49 in 2024.
- What is the lowest game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — gross production index number recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9 in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — gross production index number?
- Lesotho ranks 19th out of 56 countries with data for 2024.
- Is game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — gross production index number rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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, published as part of Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.