Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in Lesotho
Lesotho: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production was 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Lesotho peaked at 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
That places Lesotho 166th out of 167 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 of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -31.7% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -28.7% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +37.7% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -54.0% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +98.5% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -39.7% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -31.9% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -35.5% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -49.3% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -99.8% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP, 0% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +98.5% | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2013 | -99.8% | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 163 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 164 Luxembourg 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 Antigua and Barbuda 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 167 Singapore 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Lesotho?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Lesotho was 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 Int$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production?
- Lesotho ranks 166th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.