Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0292 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Lesotho is 0.0292 An per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.5194 An per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0224 An per person, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 106th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4592 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5194 An per person | +13.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5128 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.471 An per person | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4931 An per person | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4688 An per person | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4896 An per person | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3872 An per person | -20.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4121 An per person | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 0.457 An per person | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4549 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4552 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.452 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4521 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4449 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.383 An per person | -13.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3876 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4069 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4245 An per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4408 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.442 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4427 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4399 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.437 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4371 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4321 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4286 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4282 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4281 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4144 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0437 An per person | -89.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0401 An per person | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0389 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0415 An per person | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0358 An per person | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0316 An per person | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0326 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0233 An per person | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0385 An per person | +65.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0381 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.036 An per person | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0346 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0327 An per person | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0322 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0361 An per person | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0354 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.037 An per person | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0489 An per person | +32.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0403 An per person | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0237 An per person | -41.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0361 An per person | +52.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0383 An per person | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0497 An per person | +29.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0448 An per person | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0477 An per person | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0415 An per person | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0399 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0473 An per person | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0334 An per person | -29.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0456 An per person | +36.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0224 An per person | -51.0% |
| 2022 | 0.037 An per person | +65.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0302 An per person | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0292 An per person | -3.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0292 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 22% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0292 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 29% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -89.5% | 0.4144 An per person | 0.0437 An per person |
| 1999 | +65.2% | 0.0233 An per person | 0.0385 An per person |
| 2022 | +65.7% | 0.0224 An per person | 0.037 An per person |
| 2011 | +52.0% | 0.0237 An per person | 0.0361 An per person |
| 2021 | -51.0% | 0.0456 An per person | 0.0224 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4681 An per person | 0.3872 An per person | 0.5194 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4318 An per person | 0.383 An per person | 0.457 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4356 An per person | 0.4281 An per person | 0.4427 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.074 An per person | 0.0233 An per person | 0.4144 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0371 An per person | 0.0322 An per person | 0.0489 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0402 An per person | 0.0237 An per person | 0.0497 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0329 An per person | 0.0224 An per person | 0.0456 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Lesotho?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0292 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5194 An per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0224 An per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. 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 Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — 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.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — 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.