Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 90.05 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Lesotho is 90.05, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Lesotho peaked at 216,713 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 90.05, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 134th of 181 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.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 158,385 | — |
| 1962 | 158,843 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 159,423 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 159,366 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 159,695 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 138,434 | -13.3% |
| 1967 | 165,811 | +19.8% |
| 1968 | 168,280 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 171,264 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 173,464 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 179,348 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 173,149 | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 170,960 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 165,167 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 159,557 | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 156,199 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 151,748 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 147,487 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 134,810 | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 138,874 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 138,233 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 148,537 | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 160,907 | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 149,700 | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 142,277 | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 131,384 | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 135,801 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 142,755 | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 151,156 | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 148,178 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 79,058 | -46.6% |
| 1992 | 75,619 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 148,617 | +96.5% |
| 1994 | 175,767 | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 216,713 | +23.3% |
| 1996 | 199,733 | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 183,590 | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 168,207 | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 153,382 | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 140,720 | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 133,813 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 141,210 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 127,630 | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 114,182 | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 129,564 | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 130,018 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 128,385 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 86,339 | -32.8% |
| 2009 | 109,162 | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 70,484 | -35.4% |
| 2011 | 67,453 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 68,799 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 102.35 | -99.9% |
| 2014 | 101.19 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 100.01 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 98.8 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 97.58 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 96.39 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 95.27 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 94.15 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 93.07 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 92.07 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 91.06 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 90.05 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 159,945 | 138,434 | 171,264 | 9 |
| 1970s | 161,189 | 134,810 | 179,348 | 10 |
| 1980s | 143,962 | 131,384 | 160,907 | 10 |
| 1990s | 154,886 | 75,619 | 216,713 | 10 |
| 2000s | 124,102 | 86,339 | 141,210 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,743 | 95.27 | 70,484 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.08 | 90.05 | 94.15 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Lesotho?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Lesotho was 90.05 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 216,713 in 1995.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.05 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 134th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — 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.