Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 0.0274 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Lesotho is 0.0274 1000 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0662 1000 An per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0123 1000 An per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 152nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0188 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0194 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0201 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0207 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0213 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0191 1000 An per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0237 1000 An per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1968 | 0.025 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0264 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0277 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0296 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0296 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0303 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0303 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0303 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0306 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0306 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0306 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0306 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0313 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0316 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0362 1000 An per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0395 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0412 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0428 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0428 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0445 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0461 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0478 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0527 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0385 1000 An per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0343 1000 An per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0442 1000 An per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1994 | 0.053 1000 An per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0662 1000 An per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0617 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0571 1000 An per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0526 1000 An per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0481 1000 An per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0441 1000 An per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0419 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0441 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0397 1000 An per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0352 1000 An per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0396 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0396 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0392 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0266 1000 An per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0338 1000 An per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 0.022 1000 An per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0212 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0219 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0161 1000 An per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0396 1000 An per square kilometre | +146.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0228 1000 An per square kilometre | -42.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0127 1000 An per square kilometre | -44.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0189 1000 An per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0183 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0123 1000 An per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0215 1000 An per square kilometre | +75.1% |
| 2021 | 0.033 1000 An per square kilometre | +53.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0241 1000 An per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0274 1000 An per square kilometre | +14.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0274 1000 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2811 1000 An per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0274 1000 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1175 1000 An per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre 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 | +146.5% | 0.0161 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0396 1000 An per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +75.1% | 0.0123 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0215 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0216 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0188 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0264 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.03 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0277 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0306 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0404 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0313 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0478 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0508 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0343 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0662 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0384 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0266 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0441 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0206 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0123 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0396 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0265 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0215 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.033 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 149 Bhutan 0.03 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 150 Cuba 0.0296 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 151 Oman 0.0278 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 153 Gabon 0.0203 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 154 Niger 0.02 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 155 Congo 0.02 1000 An per square kilometre 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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0274 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0662 1000 An per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0123 1000 An per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 152nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.