Meat of pig: Gross per capita Production … capita Number Index 100 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Meat of pig: Gross per capita Production … capita Number Index 100 was 42.34 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 42.34 for meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per in 2024.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per in Lesotho peaked at 289.15 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 30.79, in 2017.
Lesotho ranks 166th of 178 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 pig: Gross per capita Production … capita Number Index 100 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 287.84 | — |
| 1962 | 289.13 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 289.15 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 288.51 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 285.82 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 282.28 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 281.15 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 275.27 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 269.52 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 260.09 | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 259.75 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 269.13 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 271.76 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 268.26 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 268.32 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 265.82 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 264.57 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 262.18 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 259.29 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 256.92 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 207.95 | -19.1% |
| 1982 | 224.45 | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 209.34 | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 203.43 | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 205.98 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 240.9 | +17.0% |
| 1987 | 235.55 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 230.77 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 225.86 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 210.66 | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 36.32 | -82.8% |
| 1992 | 31.56 | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 41.65 | +32.0% |
| 1994 | 31.02 | -25.5% |
| 1995 | 44.26 | +42.7% |
| 1996 | 42.54 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 52.66 | +23.8% |
| 1998 | 52.85 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 69.41 | +31.3% |
| 2000 | 81.43 | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 74.54 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 66.58 | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 45.72 | -31.3% |
| 2004 | 74.3 | +62.5% |
| 2005 | 91.63 | +23.3% |
| 2006 | 149.59 | +63.3% |
| 2007 | 66.33 | -55.7% |
| 2008 | 89.7 | +35.2% |
| 2009 | 54.47 | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 37.46 | -31.2% |
| 2011 | 60.58 | +61.7% |
| 2012 | 61.85 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 34.44 | -44.3% |
| 2014 | 113.47 | +229.5% |
| 2015 | 79.94 | -29.5% |
| 2016 | 106.6 | +33.4% |
| 2017 | 30.79 | -71.1% |
| 2018 | 34.13 | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 38.74 | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 54.71 | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 38.13 | -30.3% |
| 2022 | 43.27 | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 44.95 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 42.34 | -5.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 42.34 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.22, 44% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 42.34 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 103.4, 41% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of pig: Gross per capita Production … capita Number Index 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +229.5% | 34.44 | 113.47 |
| 1991 | -82.8% | 210.66 | 36.32 |
| 2017 | -71.1% | 106.6 | 30.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 283.19 | 269.52 | 289.15 | 9 |
| 1970s | 264.92 | 259.29 | 271.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 224.12 | 203.43 | 256.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.29 | 31.02 | 210.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.43 | 45.72 | 149.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8 | 30.79 | 113.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.68 | 38.13 | 54.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 163 Indonesia 45.79 compare
- 164 Kazakhstan 45.75 compare
- 165 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.86 compare
- 167 Caribbean 38.66 compare
- 168 Brunei Darussalam 38.52 compare
- 169 Republic of Moldova 37.65 compare
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- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1831 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0072 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3524 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per in Lesotho?
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per in Lesotho was 42.34 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 289.15 in 1963.
- What is the lowest meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.79 in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per?
- Lesotho ranks 166th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. 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 pig with the bone, 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.