Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) was 3.08 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 3.08 1000 Int$ per square kilometre for milk, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Lesotho peaked at 3.08 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1224 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, in 1964.
Lesotho ranks 65th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1498 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1536 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1336 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1224 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1391 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1431 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1471 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.155 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.167 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1789 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1908 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1987 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2107 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2186 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2306 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2385 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2464 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2544 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2624 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2703 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2783 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2862 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2942 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3021 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3061 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.31 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.314 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.318 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.322 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.326 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.58 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +385.5% |
| 1992 | 1.72 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 1.68 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.76 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.77 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.64 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 1.83 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 1.72 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 2.2 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2000 | 2.39 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 2.58 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 2.3 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 2.22 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.2 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.49 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 1.85 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2007 | 2.39 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 2.49 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.21 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 2.24 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.59 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 2.6 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.6 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.61 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.47 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 2.4 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.33 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.33 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.47 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.82 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 1.64 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 2.81 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +70.8% |
| 2023 | 3.08 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 3.08 1000 Int$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8213 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 3.08 1000 Int$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5435 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +385.5% | 0.326 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.58 1000 Int$ per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +70.8% | 1.64 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 2.81 1000 Int$ per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -26.1% | 2.47 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.82 1000 Int$ per square kilometre |
| 2006 | -25.5% | 2.49 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.85 1000 Int$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1456 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.1224 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.167 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.223 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.1789 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.2624 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3001 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.2703 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.322 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.326 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 2.2 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.85 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 2.58 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 2.24 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 2.61 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.34 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.64 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 3.08 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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- 64 Bulgaria 3.25 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 66 Finland 3.07 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 67 Mexico 2.98 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 68 Comoros 2.93 1000 Int$ 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 milk, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Lesotho?
- Milk, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Lesotho was 3.08 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1224 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Lesotho rank for milk, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand)?
- Lesotho ranks 65th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 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.
Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 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.