Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 50.17 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 50.17 for meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Lesotho peaked at 972 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 44.76, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 146th out of 156 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 goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 815.19 | — |
| 1962 | 938.22 | +15.1% |
| 1963 | 962.15 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 840.94 | -12.6% |
| 1965 | 972 | +15.6% |
| 1966 | 898.76 | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 949.91 | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 685.26 | -27.9% |
| 1969 | 794.05 | +15.9% |
| 1970 | 848.05 | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 852.49 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 840.91 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 829.51 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 834.8 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 846.76 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 702.88 | -17.0% |
| 1977 | 720.43 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 810.34 | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 858.64 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 904.21 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 911.11 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 918.77 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 924.76 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 929.61 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 933.91 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 925.2 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 919.33 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 928.19 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 937.15 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 887.36 | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 66.56 | -92.5% |
| 1992 | 64.43 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 78.56 | +21.9% |
| 1994 | 83.45 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 69.44 | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 65.97 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 72.63 | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 49.14 | -32.3% |
| 1999 | 84.86 | +72.7% |
| 2000 | 66.91 | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 67.29 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 72.8 | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 69.18 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 56.85 | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 79.11 | +39.2% |
| 2006 | 91.45 | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 94.95 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 139.7 | +47.1% |
| 2009 | 83.78 | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 57.61 | -31.2% |
| 2011 | 87.63 | +52.1% |
| 2012 | 92.76 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 118.06 | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 121.63 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 103.36 | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 75.01 | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 88.42 | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 104.01 | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 63.22 | -39.2% |
| 2020 | 73.41 | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 44.76 | -39.0% |
| 2022 | 57.92 | +29.4% |
| 2023 | 61.37 | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 50.17 | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 872.94 | 685.26 | 972 | 9 |
| 1970s | 814.48 | 702.88 | 858.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 923.22 | 904.21 | 937.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 152.24 | 49.14 | 887.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.2 | 56.85 | 139.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.17 | 57.61 | 121.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.53 | 44.76 | 73.41 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Lesotho?
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Lesotho was 50.17 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 972 in 1965.
- What is the lowest meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.76 in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 146th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. 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 goat, 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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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.