Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Lesotho
Lesotho: Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 6,948 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered in Lesotho stood at 6,948 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered in Lesotho peaked at 84,000 An in 1988 and was at its lowest, 6,370 An, in 2022.
Lesotho ranks 166th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55,135 An | — |
| 1962 | 56,762 An | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 55,155 An | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 42,760 An | -22.5% |
| 1965 | 50,848 An | +18.9% |
| 1966 | 30,652 An | -39.7% |
| 1967 | 41,155 An | +34.3% |
| 1968 | 38,144 An | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 43,492 An | +14.0% |
| 1970 | 55,474 An | +27.5% |
| 1971 | 56,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 57,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 60,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 62,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 60,000 An | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 58,000 An | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 60,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 65,000 An | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 70,000 An | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 72,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 72,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 78,000 An | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 80,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 80,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 82,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 83,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 83,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 84,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 75,900 An | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 63,000 An | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 14,500 An | -77.0% |
| 1992 | 19,017 An | +31.2% |
| 1993 | 17,967 An | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 15,835 An | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 15,965 An | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 14,901 An | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 16,709 An | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 13,840 An | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 21,186 An | +53.1% |
| 2000 | 21,492 An | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 22,684 An | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 19,774 An | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 20,721 An | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 20,332 An | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 21,632 An | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 20,119 An | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 22,095 An | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 18,199 An | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 13,023 An | -28.4% |
| 2010 | 12,652 An | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 16,562 An | +30.9% |
| 2012 | 17,694 An | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 16,777 An | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 15,590 An | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 16,706 An | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 15,342 An | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 13,245 An | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 11,199 An | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 9,280 An | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 10,905 An | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 6,895 An | -36.8% |
| 2022 | 6,370 An | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 7,580 An | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 6,948 An | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46,011 An | 30,652 An | 56,762 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 60,347 An | 55,474 An | 70,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 78,990 An | 72,000 An | 84,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,292 An | 13,840 An | 63,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,007 An | 13,023 An | 22,684 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,505 An | 9,280 An | 17,694 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,740 An | 6,370 An | 10,905 An | 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 in Lesotho?
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered in Lesotho was 6,948 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 84,000 An in 1988.
- What is the lowest raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,370 An in 2022.
- How does Lesotho rank for raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Lesotho ranks 166th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.