Milk yields per animal in Lesotho
Lesotho: Milk yields per animal was 1,400 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1,400
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
72nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,417
in 2017
All-time low
290
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1,400 for milk yields per animal in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Lesotho peaked at 1,417 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 290, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 72nd of 192 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 yields per animal in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 290 | — |
| 1962 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,391 | +379.6% |
| 1992 | 1,392 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,392 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,392 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,392 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,392 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,393 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,393 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,395 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,395 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,396 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,395 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,395 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,396 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,397 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,395 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,397 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,397 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,397 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,397 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,398 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,398 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,398 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,399 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,385 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1,400 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,417 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,417 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,385 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,400 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,412 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,367 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 1,364 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,400 | +2.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,400 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 451.3, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,400 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 236.23, 5.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk yields per animal 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 | +379.6% | 290 | 1,391 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 290 | 290 | 290 | 9 |
| 1970s | 290 | 290 | 290 | 10 |
| 1980s | 290 | 290 | 290 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,282 | 290 | 1,395 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,396 | 1,395 | 1,397 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,399 | 1,385 | 1,417 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,388 | 1,364 | 1,412 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 69 Montenegro 1,436 compare
- 70 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,424 compare
- 71 Saint Lucia 1,405 compare
- 73 Barbados 1,388 compare
- 74 Honduras 1,370 compare
- 75 Tunisia 1,362 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 milk yields per animal in Lesotho?
- Milk yields per animal in Lesotho was 1,400 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,417 in 2017.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 290 in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for milk yields per animal?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Milk yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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