Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.003 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.003 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0727 animals per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 animals per person, in 2022.
Lesotho ranks 179th 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.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0727 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0726 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0685 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0516 animals per person | -24.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0595 animals per person | +15.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0348 animals per person | -41.6% |
| 1967 | 0.045 animals per person | +29.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0402 animals per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0442 animals per person | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0544 animals per person | +23.0% |
| 1971 | 0.053 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0521 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.053 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0529 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0494 animals per person | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0463 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0465 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.049 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0512 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0512 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0497 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0523 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0521 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0507 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0505 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0498 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0487 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0483 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0428 animals per person | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0348 animals per person | -18.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0079 animals per person | -77.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0102 animals per person | +29.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0082 animals per person | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0076 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0084 animals per person | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0069 animals per person | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0106 animals per person | +52.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0107 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0113 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0099 animals per person | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0104 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0103 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0111 animals per person | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0103 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0113 animals per person | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0093 animals per person | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0066 animals per person | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0063 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 animals per person | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0087 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 animals per person | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0079 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0072 animals per person | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0061 animals per person | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 animals per person | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 animals per person | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 animals per person | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.003 animals per person | -37.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 animals per person | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 animals per person | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 0.003 animals per person | -9.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.003 animals per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 11% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.003 animals per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, 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 | -77.4% | 0.0348 animals per person | 0.0079 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0543 animals per person | 0.0348 animals per person | 0.0727 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0508 animals per person | 0.0463 animals per person | 0.0544 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0496 animals per person | 0.0428 animals per person | 0.0523 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0112 animals per person | 0.0069 animals per person | 0.0348 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0101 animals per person | 0.0066 animals per person | 0.0113 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 animals per person | 0.0042 animals per person | 0.0087 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 animals per person | 0.0028 animals per person | 0.0049 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1831 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0072 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3524 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Lesotho?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Lesotho was 0.003 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0727 animals per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 animals per person in 2022.
- How does Lesotho rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita 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 Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- 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
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.