Meat, Other — Food supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Meat, Other — Food supply was 8,892 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat, Other — Food supply in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, other — food supply in Lesotho is 8,892 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, other — food supply in Lesotho peaked at 15,511 million Kcal in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7,520 million Kcal, in 2014.
That places Lesotho 95th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Meat, Other — Food supply in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13,800 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 15,169 million Kcal | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 15,511 million Kcal | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 8,091 million Kcal | -47.8% |
| 2014 | 7,520 million Kcal | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 8,696 million Kcal | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 8,003 million Kcal | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 10,276 million Kcal | +28.4% |
| 2018 | 13,022 million Kcal | +26.7% |
| 2019 | 8,341 million Kcal | -36.0% |
| 2020 | 11,539 million Kcal | +38.3% |
| 2021 | 9,092 million Kcal | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 8,635 million Kcal | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 8,892 million Kcal | +3.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 8,892 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13,312 million Kcal, 67% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 8,892 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22,913 million Kcal, 39% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10,843 million Kcal | 7,520 million Kcal | 15,511 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,540 million Kcal | 8,635 million Kcal | 11,539 million Kcal | 4 |
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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, other — food supply in Lesotho?
- Meat, other — food supply in Lesotho was 8,892 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, other — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 15,511 million Kcal in 2012.
- What is the lowest meat, other — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,520 million Kcal in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for meat, other — food supply?
- Lesotho ranks 95th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, other — food supply rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Other — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.