Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Lesotho
Lesotho: Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.933 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.933 An per square kilometre for goat fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goat fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Lesotho peaked at 11.2 An per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.6462 An per square kilometre, in 1998.
Lesotho ranks 90th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.17 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.94 An per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1963 | 5.22 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 4.69 An per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 5.59 An per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1966 | 5.33 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 5.84 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 4.37 An per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1969 | 5.25 An per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 5.82 An per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1971 | 6.06 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 6.19 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 6.32 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 6.59 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 6.92 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 5.93 An per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 6.26 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 7.25 An per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 7.91 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 8.56 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 8.89 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 9.22 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 9.55 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 9.88 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 10.21 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 10.38 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 10.54 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 10.87 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 11.2 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 10.87 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8399 An per square kilometre | -92.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8122 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1994 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.899 An per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8613 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9528 An per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6462 An per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 1.12 An per square kilometre | +72.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8781 An per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8794 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8687 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8835 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7218 An per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9962 An per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 2006 | 1.15 An per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.78 An per square kilometre | +48.4% |
| 2009 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7475 An per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 2011 | 1.15 An per square kilometre | +53.7% |
| 2012 | 1.23 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.59 An per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2014 | 1.7 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.42 An per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 1.04 An per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 1.25 An per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 1.48 An per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9124 An per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 2020 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.696 An per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8701 An per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.933 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.933 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.02 An per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.933 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.35 An per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square 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 | -92.3% | 10.87 An per square kilometre | 0.8399 An per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +72.7% | 0.6462 An per square kilometre | 1.12 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.05 An per square kilometre | 4.17 An per square kilometre | 5.84 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.52 An per square kilometre | 5.82 An per square kilometre | 7.91 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.93 An per square kilometre | 8.56 An per square kilometre | 11.2 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 An per square kilometre | 0.6462 An per square kilometre | 10.87 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 An per square kilometre | 0.7218 An per square kilometre | 1.78 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 An per square kilometre | 0.7475 An per square kilometre | 1.7 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8928 An per square kilometre | 0.696 An per square kilometre | 1.07 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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 goat fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Lesotho?
- Goat fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Lesotho was 0.933 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goat fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 An per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest goat fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6462 An per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for goat fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Lesotho ranks 90th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goat fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.