Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Lesotho
Lesotho: Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.003 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Lesotho is 0.003 An per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Lesotho peaked at 0.0727 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 An per person, in 2022.
That places Lesotho 158th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0727 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0726 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0685 An per person | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0516 An per person | -24.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0595 An per person | +15.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0348 An per person | -41.6% |
| 1967 | 0.045 An per person | +29.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0402 An per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0442 An per person | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0544 An per person | +23.0% |
| 1971 | 0.053 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0521 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.053 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0529 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0494 An per person | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0463 An per person | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0465 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.049 An per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0512 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0512 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0497 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0523 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0521 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0507 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0505 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0498 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0487 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0483 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0428 An per person | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0348 An per person | -18.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0079 An per person | -77.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0102 An per person | +29.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 An per person | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0082 An per person | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0076 An per person | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0084 An per person | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0069 An per person | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0106 An per person | +52.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0107 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0113 An per person | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0099 An per person | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0104 An per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0103 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0111 An per person | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0103 An per person | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0113 An per person | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0093 An per person | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0066 An per person | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0063 An per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 An per person | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0087 An per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 An per person | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 An per person | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0079 An per person | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0072 An per person | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0061 An per person | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 An per person | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 An per person | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 An per person | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.003 An per person | -37.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 An per person | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 An per person | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 0.003 An per person | -9.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.003 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0264 An per person, 11% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.003 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0265 An per person, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 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 | -77.4% | 0.0348 An per person | 0.0079 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0543 An per person | 0.0348 An per person | 0.0727 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0508 An per person | 0.0463 An per person | 0.0544 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0496 An per person | 0.0428 An per person | 0.0523 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0112 An per person | 0.0069 An per person | 0.0348 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0101 An per person | 0.0066 An per person | 0.0113 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 An per person | 0.0042 An per person | 0.0087 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 An per person | 0.0028 An per person | 0.0049 An per person | 5 |
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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 raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Lesotho?
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Lesotho was 0.003 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0727 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 An per person in 2022.
- How does Lesotho rank for raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Lesotho ranks 158th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. 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 Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.