Average supply of protein of animal origin in Lesotho

Lesotho: Average supply of protein of animal origin was 18.7 g/cap/day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
18.7 g/cap/day
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
128th
of 170 countries
All-time high
19 g/cap/day
in 2016
All-time low
9.3 g/cap/day
in 2002
Years of data
17
2002–2018

Average supply of protein of animal origin in Lesotho, 2002–2018

051015202002201020182002: 9.3 g/cap/day2003: 9.3 g/cap/day2004: 9.3 g/cap/day2005: 9.3 g/cap/day2006: 10 g/cap/day2007: 10.3 g/cap/day2008: 10.3 g/cap/day2009: 10 g/cap/day2010: 10.3 g/cap/day2011: 11 g/cap/day2012: 11.3 g/cap/day2013: 11.7 g/cap/day2014: 14 g/cap/day2015: 16.7 g/cap/day2016: 19 g/cap/day2017: 18.7 g/cap/day2018: 18.7 g/cap/day

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data. Measured in g/cap/day.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average supply of protein of animal origin in Lesotho is 18.7 g/cap/day, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 81.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average supply of protein of animal origin in Lesotho peaked at 19 g/cap/day in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.3 g/cap/day, in 2002.

Lesotho ranks 128th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Average supply of protein of animal origin in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) in Lesotho, 2002 to 2018.
Year g/cap/day Change
2002 9.3 g/cap/day
2003 9.3 g/cap/day +0.0%
2004 9.3 g/cap/day +0.0%
2005 9.3 g/cap/day +0.0%
2006 10 g/cap/day +7.5%
2007 10.3 g/cap/day +3.0%
2008 10.3 g/cap/day +0.0%
2009 10 g/cap/day -2.9%
2010 10.3 g/cap/day +3.0%
2011 11 g/cap/day +6.8%
2012 11.3 g/cap/day +2.7%
2013 11.7 g/cap/day +3.5%
2014 14 g/cap/day +19.7%
2015 16.7 g/cap/day +19.3%
2016 19 g/cap/day +13.8%
2017 18.7 g/cap/day -1.6%
2018 18.7 g/cap/day +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.73 g/cap/day 9.3 g/cap/day 10.3 g/cap/day 8
2010s 14.6 g/cap/day 10.3 g/cap/day 19 g/cap/day 9

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 125 Bermuda 20.1 g/cap/day compare
  2. 126 Sudan 20 g/cap/day compare
  3. 127 Nicaragua 19.3 g/cap/day compare
  4. 128 Cambodia 18.7 g/cap/day compare
  5. 130 Central African Republic 18.3 g/cap/day compare
  6. 131 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18 g/cap/day compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average supply of protein of animal origin in Lesotho?
Average supply of protein of animal origin in Lesotho was 18.7 g/cap/day in 2018, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest average supply of protein of animal origin recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 19 g/cap/day in 2016.
What is the lowest average supply of protein of animal origin recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 9.3 g/cap/day in 2002.
How does Lesotho rank for average supply of protein of animal origin?
Lesotho ranks 128th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
Is average supply of protein of animal origin rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day)
Unit
g/cap/day
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,866 data points, 2002–2018
Last refreshed

Average supply of protein of animal origin reflects a 3-year average from the Suite of Food Security Indicators on FAOSTAT. Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented on FAOSTAT. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgment and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported on FAOSTAT in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability. This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO license (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo). In addition to this license, some database specific terms of use are listed: Terms of Use of Datasets.