Meat of pig: Gross Production Index Number … Meat Number Index 100 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Meat of pig: Gross Production Index Number … Meat Number Index 100 was 47.03 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Lesotho is 47.03, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Lesotho peaked at 190.79 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 28.09, in 1992.
Lesotho ranks 165th 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 Production Index Number … Meat Number Index 100 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 103.79 | — |
| 1962 | 107.41 | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 110.66 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 113.71 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 116 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 118.29 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 122.1 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 124.01 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 125.92 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 125.97 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 130.37 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 139.91 | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 146.27 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 149.45 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 154.74 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 158.29 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 162.17 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 165.35 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 168.32 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 171.71 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 143.09 | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 158.99 | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 152.63 | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 152.63 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 158.99 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 190.72 | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 190.66 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 190.79 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 190.54 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 181.15 | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 31.8 | -82.4% |
| 1992 | 28.09 | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 37.64 | +34.0% |
| 1994 | 28.42 | -24.5% |
| 1995 | 41.04 | +44.4% |
| 1996 | 39.87 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 49.74 | +24.8% |
| 1998 | 50.18 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 66.07 | +31.7% |
| 2000 | 77.54 | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 70.87 | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 63.1 | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 43.12 | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 69.59 | +61.4% |
| 2005 | 85.04 | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 138.25 | +62.6% |
| 2007 | 61.57 | -55.5% |
| 2008 | 83.82 | +36.1% |
| 2009 | 51.27 | -38.8% |
| 2010 | 35.54 | -30.7% |
| 2011 | 57.97 | +63.1% |
| 2012 | 59.79 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 33.66 | -43.7% |
| 2014 | 112.15 | +233.2% |
| 2015 | 79.94 | -28.7% |
| 2016 | 107.91 | +35.0% |
| 2017 | 31.56 | -70.8% |
| 2018 | 35.41 | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 40.68 | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 58.13 | +42.9% |
| 2021 | 40.97 | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 47 | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 49.37 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 47.03 | -4.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 47.03 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 110.97, 42% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 47.03 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 130.35, 36% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of pig: Gross Production Index Number … Meat 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 | +233.2% | 33.66 | 112.15 |
| 1991 | -82.4% | 181.15 | 31.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115.77 | 103.79 | 125.92 | 9 |
| 1970s | 150.08 | 125.97 | 168.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 170.07 | 143.09 | 190.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.4 | 28.09 | 181.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.42 | 43.12 | 138.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.46 | 31.56 | 112.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5 | 40.97 | 58.13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 162 Kazakhstan 52.11 compare
- 163 Indonesia 49.57 compare
- 164 Georgia 48.69 compare
- 166 Tajikistan 42.87 compare
- 167 Brunei Darussalam 42.23 compare
- 168 Caribbean 40.25 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0139 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 in Lesotho?
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Lesotho was 47.03 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 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 190.79 in 1988.
- What is the lowest meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.09 in 1992.
- How does Lesotho rank for meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross?
- Lesotho ranks 165th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. 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 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.