Egg production, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Egg production, per square kilometre was 0.0418 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0418 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
167th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0616 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.0175 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Egg production, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, egg production, per square kilometre in Lesotho stood at 0.0418 tonnes per square kilometre.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0616 tonnes per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0175 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 167th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Egg production, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0175 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.018 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0184 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0189 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0194 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0198 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0203 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0212 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0221 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0231 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.024 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.024 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0249 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0249 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0249 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0258 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0258 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0258 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0258 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0258 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0263 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0272 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0263 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0263 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0263 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0263 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0267 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0267 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0272 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.027 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0273 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0275 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0277 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0385 tonnes per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0412 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0445 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0468 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0445 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0461 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0494 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0471 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0461 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0511 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0517 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0494 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0527 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0535 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0543 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.056 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.056 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.056 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.056 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0616 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0363 tonnes per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0513 tonnes per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0461 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0445 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0473 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.046 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0457 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0463 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0418 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0418 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.217 tonnes per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0418 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.093 tonnes per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -41.1% | 0.0616 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0363 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +41.5% | 0.0363 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0513 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +39.3% | 0.0277 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0385 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0195 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0175 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0221 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0249 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0231 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0258 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0265 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0258 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0272 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0371 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.027 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0468 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0505 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0461 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0543 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0511 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0363 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0616 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.045 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0418 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0463 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 164 Guinea-Bissau 0.0458 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 165 Ethiopia 0.0437 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 166 Libya 0.0427 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 168 Madagascar 0.0386 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 169 Afghanistan 0.0334 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 170 Sudan 0.0332 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Egg production, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0418 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0616 tonnes per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0175 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for egg production, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is egg production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. 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 Egg production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.