All meat production in Lesotho
In 2024 Lesotho produced 8,837 t of all meat, the 166th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 20%. The record was 27,010 t in 1988.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 8,837 t
- World rank
- 166 of 194
- 10-year change
- −20%
- Record
- 27,010 t
- 1988
All meat in Lesotho, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Lesotho compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- kg per person
- 3.78
- world 45.8
- 10-year change
- −20%
- world +17%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | Malta | 10,438 | 0.00% |
| 165 | Macao | 8,864 | 0.00% |
| 166 | Lesotho | 8,837 | 0.00% |
| 167 | Gambia | 8,278 | 0.00% |
| 168 | New Caledonia | 6,852 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of meat
Share of the world total; Lesotho is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,837 | −1.8% |
| 2023 | 8,999 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 8,821 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8,803 | −9.5% |
| 2020 | 9,725 | +13% |
| 2019 | 8,617 | −5.9% |
| 2018 | 9,153 | −2.1% |
| 2017 | 9,346 | −13% |
| 2016 | 10,698 | −0.8% |
| 2015 | 10,781 | −2.9% |
| 2014 | 11,108 | +16% |
| 2013 | 9,552 | −6.0% |
| 2012 | 10,164 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 9,834 | +18% |
| 2010 | 8,364 | −7.9% |
| 2009 | 9,082 | −10% |
| 2008 | 10,124 | −2.2% |
| 2007 | 10,351 | −7.0% |
| 2006 | 11,135 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 10,454 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 9,808 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 9,510 | −2.9% |
| 2002 | 9,796 | −4.6% |
| 2001 | 10,270 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 10,195 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 9,961 | +20% |
| 1998 | 8,330 | −6.7% |
| 1997 | 8,927 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 8,494 | −3.2% |
| 1995 | 8,772 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 8,226 | −1.1% |
| 1993 | 8,321 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 8,007 | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 7,454 | −69% |
| 1990 | 24,295 | −6.4% |
| 1989 | 25,965 | −3.9% |
| 1988 | 27,010 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 26,690 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 26,560 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 25,820 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 25,200 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 25,030 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 24,620 | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 23,178 | −1.1% |
| 1980 | 23,440 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 22,714 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 21,554 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 20,414 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 19,884 | −3.6% |
| 1975 | 20,616 | −0.2% |
| 1974 | 20,666 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 20,082 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 19,324 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 18,797 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 18,409 | +15% |
| 1969 | 15,946 | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 14,704 | −6.6% |
| 1967 | 15,749 | +15% |
| 1966 | 13,642 | −18% |
| 1965 | 16,702 | +10% |
| 1964 | 15,146 | −11% |
| 1963 | 17,095 | −0.4% |
| 1962 | 17,166 | +5.4% |
| 1961 | 16,281 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of meat in Lesotho?
Lesotho produced 8,837 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Lesotho rank in the world for production of meat?
Lesotho ranked 166th of 194 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 26.2% of the world total.
How has the production of meat in Lesotho changed?
It fell by 20% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +17% for the world. The record was 27,010 t in 1988.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Lesotho is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.