Global meat production, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.2911 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2911 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
177th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.8897 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1988
All-time low
0.2455 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production, per square kilometre in Lesotho is 0.2911 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.8897 tonnes per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.2455 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1991.
Lesotho ranks 177th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5363 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5654 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5631 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4989 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5501 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4493 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5187 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4843 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5252 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6063 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6191 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6365 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6615 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6807 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6791 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6549 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6724 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7099 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7482 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7721 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7634 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8109 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8244 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8505 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8748 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8791 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8897 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8552 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8002 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2455 tonnes per square kilometre | -69.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2637 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2741 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.271 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2889 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2798 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2941 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2744 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3281 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3358 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3383 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3227 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3132 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3231 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3443 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3668 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3409 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3335 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2991 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2755 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3239 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3348 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3146 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3659 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3551 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3524 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3078 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3015 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2838 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3203 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.29 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2905 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2964 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2911 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2911 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2911 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat production, per square kilometre 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 | -69.3% | 0.8002 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2455 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5213 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4493 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5654 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6669 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6063 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7482 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.835 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7634 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8897 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.332 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2455 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8002 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3318 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2991 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3668 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3215 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2755 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3659 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2977 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3203 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 174 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3145 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 175 Central African Republic 0.3068 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 176 Oman 0.3004 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 178 Angola 0.2889 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 179 Somalia 0.2875 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 180 Madagascar 0.2778 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 global meat production, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.2911 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8897 tonnes per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2455 tonnes per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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 Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.