Poultry meat per animal in Lesotho
Lesotho: Poultry meat per animal was 0.8 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.8 kilograms per animal
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.8 kilograms per animal
in 1961
All-time low
0.8 kilograms per animal
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Poultry meat per animal in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 2024, poultry meat per animal in Lesotho stood at 0.8 kilograms per animal. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry meat per animal in Lesotho peaked at 0.8 kilograms per animal in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.8 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Poultry meat per animal in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.8 kilograms per animal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.11 kilograms per animal, 72% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.8 kilograms per animal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 kilograms per animal, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 172 Equatorial Guinea 0.813 kilograms per animal compare
- 172 Gabon 0.813 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Samoa 0.806 kilograms per animal compare
- 175 Comoros 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 175 Ethiopia 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 175 Mauritania 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 175 Nauru 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 175 Niger 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 175 Solomon Islands 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 175 Somalia 0.8 kilograms per animal 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 poultry meat per animal in Lesotho?
- Poultry meat per animal in Lesotho was 0.8 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poultry meat per animal recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- What is the lowest poultry meat per animal recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for poultry meat per animal?
- Lesotho ranks 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry meat per animal rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poultry meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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