Milk, Total — Production, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Milk, Total — Production, per capita was 0.0779 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Production, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0779 t per person for milk, total — production, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — production, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0973 t per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0108 t per person, in 1964.
Lesotho ranks 71st 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 — Production, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0144 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0143 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0121 t per person | -15.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0108 t per person | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0119 t per person | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0118 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0117 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0119 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0124 t per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0128 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0132 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0133 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0136 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0136 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0139 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0139 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0139 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.014 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.014 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.014 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.014 t per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.014 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.014 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.014 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0137 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0136 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0134 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0133 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0132 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0131 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0627 t per person | +376.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0669 t per person | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0644 t per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0664 t per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0664 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0607 t per person | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0673 t per person | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0627 t per person | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0801 t per person | +27.6% |
| 2000 | 0.087 t per person | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0942 t per person | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0839 t per person | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0815 t per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0814 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.093 t per person | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0696 t per person | -25.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0894 t per person | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0924 t per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0815 t per person | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.082 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0937 t per person | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0931 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0921 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0914 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0855 t per person | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0821 t per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0788 t per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0779 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0815 t per person | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0595 t per person | -27.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0531 t per person | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0897 t per person | +69.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0973 t per person | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0779 t per person | -20.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0779 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0353 t per person, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0779 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0177 t per person, 4.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk, Total — Production, per capita 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 | +376.8% | 0.0131 t per person | 0.0627 t per person |
| 2022 | +69.0% | 0.0531 t per person | 0.0897 t per person |
| 2007 | +28.5% | 0.0696 t per person | 0.0894 t per person |
| 1999 | +27.6% | 0.0627 t per person | 0.0801 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0124 t per person | 0.0108 t per person | 0.0144 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0136 t per person | 0.0128 t per person | 0.014 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0137 t per person | 0.0132 t per person | 0.014 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0611 t per person | 0.0131 t per person | 0.0801 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0854 t per person | 0.0696 t per person | 0.0942 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0858 t per person | 0.0779 t per person | 0.0937 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0755 t per person | 0.0531 t per person | 0.0973 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 — production, per capita in Lesotho?
- Milk, total — production, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0779 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk, total — production, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0973 t per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk, total — production, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0108 t per person in 1964.
- How does Lesotho rank for milk, total — production, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — production, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk, Total — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.