Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per in Lesotho
Lesotho: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per was 0.0004 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per in Lesotho stood at 0.0004 t per person.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per in Lesotho peaked at 0.0109 t per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 t per person, in 2022.
Lesotho ranks 158th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0109 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0109 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0103 t per person | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0077 t per person | -24.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0089 t per person | +15.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0052 t per person | -41.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0068 t per person | +29.5% |
| 1968 | 0.006 t per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0066 t per person | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0082 t per person | +23.0% |
| 1971 | 0.008 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0078 t per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0079 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0079 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0074 t per person | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0069 t per person | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.007 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0073 t per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0077 t per person | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0075 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0078 t per person | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0078 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0076 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0076 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0075 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0073 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0064 t per person | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0052 t per person | -18.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 t per person | -77.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 t per person | +29.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 t per person | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 t per person | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 t per person | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 t per person | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.001 t per person | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 t per person | +52.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 t per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 t per person | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 t per person | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 t per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 t per person | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 t per person | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 t per person | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 t per person | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.001 t per person | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 0.001 t per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 t per person | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 t per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 t per person | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 t per person | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 t per person | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 t per person | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 t per person | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 t per person | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 t per person | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 t per person | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 t per person | -37.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 t per person | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 t per person | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 t per person | -9.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0004 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0038 t per person, 12% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0004 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0031 t per person, 14% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per 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 | -77.4% | 0.0052 t per person | 0.0012 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0082 t per person | 0.0052 t per person | 0.0109 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0076 t per person | 0.0069 t per person | 0.0082 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0074 t per person | 0.0064 t per person | 0.0078 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 0.0052 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 5 |
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 meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per in Lesotho?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per in Lesotho was 0.0004 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0109 t per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 t per person in 2022.
- How does Lesotho rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per?
- Lesotho ranks 158th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. 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 Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.