Poultry meat per animal in Lesotho
Lesotho: Poultry meat per animal was 0.8 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 174th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 0.813 kilograms per animal compare
- 171 Gabon 0.813 kilograms per animal compare
- 173 Samoa 0.806 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Comoros 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Ethiopia 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Mauritania 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Nauru 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Niger 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Somalia 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 166.92 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 177,933 hectares (2023)
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 174th out of 198 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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