Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 was 73.24 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Lesotho stood at 73.24.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Lesotho peaked at 534.96 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 57.02, in 1991.
That places Lesotho 168th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 517.82 | — |
| 1962 | 534.96 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 518.93 | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 411.54 | -20.7% |
| 1965 | 477.61 | +16.1% |
| 1966 | 407.8 | -14.6% |
| 1967 | 460.24 | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 405.37 | -11.9% |
| 1969 | 429.7 | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 488.76 | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 478.53 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 476.65 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 478.86 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 477.04 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 457.77 | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 393.15 | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 342.79 | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 329.2 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 370.15 | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 438.65 | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 433.83 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 446.46 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 443.1 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 432.11 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 405.2 | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 408.48 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 411.78 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 401.04 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 379.92 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 335.96 | -11.6% |
| 1991 | 57.02 | -83.0% |
| 1992 | 65.63 | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 72.68 | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 67.04 | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 91.05 | +35.8% |
| 1996 | 77.95 | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 92.5 | +18.7% |
| 1998 | 84.32 | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 105.09 | +24.6% |
| 2000 | 106.16 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 108.86 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 102.98 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 102.93 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 104.72 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 112.95 | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 117.64 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 114.23 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 108.32 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 92.11 | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 86.96 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 102.26 | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 105.09 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 104.09 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.22 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 103.25 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 100.53 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 83.24 | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 84.33 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 70.5 | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 85.12 | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 69.97 | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 75.95 | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 76.25 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 73.24 | -3.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 73.24 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 98.72, 74% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 73.24 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.65, 78% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 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 | -83.0% | 335.96 | 57.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 462.66 | 405.37 | 534.96 | 9 |
| 1970s | 429.29 | 329.2 | 488.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 420.06 | 379.92 | 446.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 104.92 | 57.02 | 335.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.09 | 92.11 | 117.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.65 | 70.5 | 105.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.11 | 69.97 | 85.12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 165 Burkina Faso 74.32 compare
- 165 Saint Kitts and Nevis 74.32 compare
- 167 Rwanda 73.97 compare
- 169 Madagascar 72.65 compare
- 170 Gambia 70.69 compare
- 171 Luxembourg 70.4 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 meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Lesotho?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Lesotho was 73.24 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 534.96 in 1962.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.02 in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Lesotho ranks 168th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita 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.