Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Lesotho
Lesotho: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying was 267 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Lesotho stood at 267 1000 An.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Lesotho peaked at 350 1000 An in 2013 and was at its lowest, 165 1000 An, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 173rd out of 206 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.
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
- 170 Cabo Verde 345 1000 An compare
- 171 Grenada 330 1000 An compare
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 312 1000 An compare
- 174 Gambia 259 1000 An compare
- 175 Iceland 230 1000 An compare
- 176 French Polynesia 225 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture share gdp 6.49 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.49 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.31 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 166.92 million current US$ (2025)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 35,490 An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Lesotho?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Lesotho was 267 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 350 1000 An in 2013.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 165 1000 An in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying?
- Lesotho ranks 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — 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 Hen eggs in shell, fresh — 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.