Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Lesotho
Lesotho: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was -14.65 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Lesotho, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Lesotho stood at -14.65 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 205.0% on the previous year and down 110.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Lesotho peaked at 146.52 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -44.16 % change on previous year, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 205th out of 210 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 3.39 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 1965 | 3.18 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 1966 | -10.49 % change on previous year | -429.5% |
| 1967 | 24.14 % change on previous year | -330.0% |
| 1968 | 5.28 % change on previous year | -78.1% |
| 1969 | 5.54 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 5 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 7.14 % change on previous year | +42.9% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 2.22 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 1.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 2.15 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -51.1% |
| 1982 | 14.58 % change on previous year | +1285.4% |
| 1983 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -37.7% |
| 1984 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 1985 | 4 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 3.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 10.34 % change on previous year | +189.7% |
| 1991 | -26.88 % change on previous year | -359.8% |
| 1992 | -11.11 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
| 1993 | 29.13 % change on previous year | -362.2% |
| 1994 | 19.88 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 1995 | 24.78 % change on previous year | +24.7% |
| 1996 | -6.82 % change on previous year | -127.5% |
| 1997 | -7.37 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 1998 | -7.9 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1999 | -8.58 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 2000 | -8.22 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2001 | -5.07 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 2002 | 5.19 % change on previous year | -202.2% |
| 2003 | -10.01 % change on previous year | -293.0% |
| 2004 | -11.21 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 12.44 % change on previous year | -211.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0832 % change on previous year | -100.7% |
| 2007 | -0.8326 % change on previous year | +900.8% |
| 2008 | -32.24 % change on previous year | +3772.2% |
| 2009 | 27.26 % change on previous year | -184.6% |
| 2010 | -34.96 % change on previous year | -228.2% |
| 2011 | -3.44 % change on previous year | -90.2% |
| 2012 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -190.1% |
| 2013 | -26.62 % change on previous year | -958.4% |
| 2014 | 146.52 % change on previous year | -650.5% |
| 2015 | -42.39 % change on previous year | -128.9% |
| 2016 | -44.16 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 48.32 % change on previous year | -209.4% |
| 2018 | -3.31 % change on previous year | -106.9% |
| 2019 | -32.79 % change on previous year | +890.7% |
| 2020 | 75.07 % change on previous year | -328.9% |
| 2021 | 53.45 % change on previous year | -28.8% |
| 2022 | -27.05 % change on previous year | -150.6% |
| 2023 | 13.95 % change on previous year | -151.6% |
| 2024 | -14.65 % change on previous year | -205.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -3772.2% | -0.8326 % change on previous year | -32.24 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +1285.4% | 1.05 % change on previous year | 14.58 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | -958.4% | 3.1 % change on previous year | -26.62 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | -900.8% | -0.0832 % change on previous year | -0.8326 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | -890.7% | -3.31 % change on previous year | -32.79 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.66 % change on previous year | -10.49 % change on previous year | 24.14 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.55 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 7.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.62 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 14.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 % change on previous year | -26.88 % change on previous year | 29.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.28 % change on previous year | -32.24 % change on previous year | 27.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 % change on previous year | -44.16 % change on previous year | 146.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.15 % change on previous year | -27.05 % change on previous year | 75.07 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 202 Czechoslovakia -12.7 % change on previous year compare
- 203 Timor-Leste -13.98 % change on previous year compare
- 204 Georgia -14.34 % change on previous year compare
- 206 Sao Tome and Principe -18.94 % change on previous year compare
- 207 Yugoslav SFR -19.5 % change on previous year compare
- 208 Seychelles -33.03 % change on previous year 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 — producing animals/slaughtered in Lesotho?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Lesotho was -14.65 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 146.52 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -44.16 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Lesotho ranks 205th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 110.0%. 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.