Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Lesotho
Lesotho: Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was -10.71 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Lesotho, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded -10.71 % change on previous year for raw hides and skins of goats or kids — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
The figure is down 248.1% on the previous year and down 244.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of goats or kids — producing animals/slaughtered in Lesotho peaked at 72.7 % change on previous year in 1999 and was at its lowest, -92.27 % change on previous year, in 1991.
Lesotho ranks 161st of 185 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 goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 18.36 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 5.63 % change on previous year | -69.3% |
| 1964 | -10 % change on previous year | -277.8% |
| 1965 | 19.02 % change on previous year | -290.1% |
| 1966 | -4.53 % change on previous year | -123.8% |
| 1967 | 9.54 % change on previous year | -310.7% |
| 1968 | -25.17 % change on previous year | -363.8% |
| 1969 | 20.17 % change on previous year | -180.1% |
| 1970 | 10.72 % change on previous year | -46.8% |
| 1971 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -61.1% |
| 1972 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -47.9% |
| 1973 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 4.17 % change on previous year | +95.8% |
| 1975 | 5 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 1976 | -14.29 % change on previous year | -385.7% |
| 1977 | 5.56 % change on previous year | -138.9% |
| 1978 | 15.79 % change on previous year | +184.2% |
| 1979 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -42.4% |
| 1980 | 8.33 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -53.8% |
| 1982 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -51.6% |
| 1987 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.12 % change on previous year | +96.9% |
| 1989 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1990 | -2.94 % change on previous year | -197.1% |
| 1991 | -92.27 % change on previous year | +3037.3% |
| 1992 | -3.3 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 1993 | 23.82 % change on previous year | -821.4% |
| 1994 | 6.38 % change on previous year | -73.2% |
| 1995 | -15.97 % change on previous year | -350.2% |
| 1996 | -4.19 % change on previous year | -73.8% |
| 1997 | 10.62 % change on previous year | -353.4% |
| 1998 | -32.18 % change on previous year | -403.0% |
| 1999 | 72.7 % change on previous year | -325.9% |
| 2000 | -21.32 % change on previous year | -129.3% |
| 2001 | 0.15 % change on previous year | -100.7% |
| 2002 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -908.8% |
| 2003 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -240.3% |
| 2004 | -18.31 % change on previous year | -1175.2% |
| 2005 | 38.02 % change on previous year | -307.7% |
| 2006 | 15.29 % change on previous year | -59.8% |
| 2007 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -71.0% |
| 2008 | 48.36 % change on previous year | +989.4% |
| 2009 | -39.49 % change on previous year | -181.7% |
| 2010 | -30.58 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 53.71 % change on previous year | -275.6% |
| 2012 | 7.1 % change on previous year | -86.8% |
| 2013 | 28.85 % change on previous year | +306.2% |
| 2014 | 7.4 % change on previous year | -74.3% |
| 2015 | -16.7 % change on previous year | -325.5% |
| 2016 | -26.46 % change on previous year | +58.5% |
| 2017 | 19.33 % change on previous year | -173.1% |
| 2018 | 18.98 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2019 | -38.41 % change on previous year | -302.4% |
| 2020 | 17.52 % change on previous year | -145.6% |
| 2021 | -35.08 % change on previous year | -300.2% |
| 2022 | 25 % change on previous year | -171.3% |
| 2023 | 7.23 % change on previous year | -71.1% |
| 2024 | -10.71 % change on previous year | -248.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's -10.71 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0049 % change on previous year, 2174.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's -10.71 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0206 % change on previous year, 519.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 | -3037.3% | -2.94 % change on previous year | -92.27 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | -1175.2% | 1.7 % change on previous year | -18.31 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.13 % change on previous year | -25.17 % change on previous year | 20.17 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.45 % change on previous year | -14.29 % change on previous year | 15.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.56 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 8.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.73 % change on previous year | -92.27 % change on previous year | 72.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.76 % change on previous year | -39.49 % change on previous year | 48.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 % change on previous year | -38.41 % change on previous year | 53.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7915 % change on previous year | -35.08 % change on previous year | 25 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 158 Timor-Leste -9.83 % change on previous year compare
- 159 Slovakia -10.2 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Sri Lanka -10.59 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Trinidad and Tobago -10.75 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Mozambique -11.42 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Burundi -11.92 % change on previous year 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 raw hides and skins of goats or kids — producing animals/slaughtered in Lesotho?
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — producing animals/slaughtered in Lesotho was -10.71 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw hides and skins of goats or kids — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7 % change on previous year in 1999.
- What is the lowest raw hides and skins of goats or kids — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -92.27 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for raw hides and skins of goats or kids — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Lesotho ranks 161st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw hides and skins of goats or kids — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 244.7%. 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 goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.