Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita was 0.0556 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Lesotho is 0.0556 An per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0714 An per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0371 An per person, in 1964.
Lesotho ranks 49th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0496 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0494 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0417 An per person | -15.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0371 An per person | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.041 An per person | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0408 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0405 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0411 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0427 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0441 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0454 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0457 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0468 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0469 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0478 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0479 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0481 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0482 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0483 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0483 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0483 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0483 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0482 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0481 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0474 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0468 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0464 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.046 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0456 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0453 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0451 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.048 An per person | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0463 An per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0477 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0477 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0436 An per person | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0483 An per person | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.045 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0574 An per person | +27.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0624 An per person | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0675 An per person | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0602 An per person | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0584 An per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0583 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0666 An per person | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0499 An per person | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 0.064 An per person | +28.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0661 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0584 An per person | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0587 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.067 An per person | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0666 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0659 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0654 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0618 An per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0587 An per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0556 An per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.055 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0588 An per person | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0425 An per person | -27.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0376 An per person | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0656 An per person | +74.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0714 An per person | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0556 An per person | -22.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0556 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0354 An per person, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0556 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0425 An per person, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +74.6% | 0.0376 An per person | 0.0656 An per person |
| 2007 | +28.3% | 0.0499 An per person | 0.064 An per person |
| 1999 | +27.4% | 0.045 An per person | 0.0574 An per person |
| 2020 | -27.8% | 0.0588 An per person | 0.0425 An per person |
| 2006 | -25.1% | 0.0666 An per person | 0.0499 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0427 An per person | 0.0371 An per person | 0.0496 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0469 An per person | 0.0441 An per person | 0.0483 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0474 An per person | 0.0456 An per person | 0.0483 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0474 An per person | 0.0436 An per person | 0.0574 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0612 An per person | 0.0499 An per person | 0.0675 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0613 An per person | 0.055 An per person | 0.067 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0545 An per person | 0.0376 An per person | 0.0714 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 46 Austria 0.0584 An per person compare
- 47 Switzerland 0.058 An per person compare
- 48 El Salvador 0.0562 An per person compare
- 50 Romania 0.0552 An per person compare
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0546 An per person compare
- 52 Poland 0.0536 An per person 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 milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Lesotho?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0556 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0714 An per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0371 An per person in 1964.
- How does Lesotho rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 49th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 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 milk of cattle — Milk Animals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.