Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Lesotho
Lesotho: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 150.53 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 150.53 million tonnes for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in 2023.
The figure is up 71.6% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Lesotho peaked at 170.34 million tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 54.04 million tonnes, in 1966.
That places Lesotho 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.69 million tonnes | 54.04 million tonnes | 67.92 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.73 million tonnes | 65.25 million tonnes | 73.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.91 million tonnes | 71.93 million tonnes | 97.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.94 million tonnes | 79.68 million tonnes | 97.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 119.46 million tonnes | 98.55 million tonnes | 150.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.03 million tonnes | 74.24 million tonnes | 170.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.36 million tonnes | 87.72 million tonnes | 150.53 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 166.92 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 177,933 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Lesotho?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Lesotho was 150.53 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 170.34 million tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.04 million tonnes in 1966.
- How does Lesotho rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Lesotho ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. 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 (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of.... Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Hypothetical global meat demand if everyone in the world ate the same quantity as the average citizen of a given country.