Egg production in Lesotho
Lesotho: Egg production was 1,355 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,355 tonnes
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
172nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
1,870 tonnes
in 2014
All-time low
532 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Egg production in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egg production in Lesotho is 1,355 tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production in Lesotho peaked at 1,870 tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 532 tonnes, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 172nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Egg production in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 532 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 546 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 560 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 574 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 588 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 602 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 616 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 644 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 672 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 700 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 728 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 728 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 756 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 756 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 756 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 784 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 784 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 784 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 784 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 784 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 798 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 826 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 798 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 798 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 798 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 798 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 812 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 812 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 826 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 820 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 830 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 833.76 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 840 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,170 tonnes | +39.3% |
| 1995 | 1,250 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 1,350 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 1,420 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 1,350 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 1,400 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1,500 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 1,430 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 1,517 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 1,398 tonnes | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 1,550 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 1,569 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1,500 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1,600 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1,625 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,650 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,700 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,700 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,700 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,700 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,870 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 1,101 tonnes | -41.1% |
| 2016 | 1,557 tonnes | +41.5% |
| 2017 | 1,400 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 1,352 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1,436 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 1,396 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,388 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,407 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1,270 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 1,355 tonnes | +6.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,355 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50,741 tonnes, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,355 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,590 tonnes, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production 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% | 1,870 tonnes | 1,101 tonnes |
| 2016 | +41.5% | 1,101 tonnes | 1,557 tonnes |
| 1994 | +39.3% | 840 tonnes | 1,170 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 592.67 tonnes | 532 tonnes | 672 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 756 tonnes | 700 tonnes | 784 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 805 tonnes | 784 tonnes | 826 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,126 tonnes | 820 tonnes | 1,420 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,534 tonnes | 1,398 tonnes | 1,650 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,552 tonnes | 1,101 tonnes | 1,870 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,363 tonnes | 1,270 tonnes | 1,407 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 169 Seychelles 1,920 tonnes compare
- 170 Guadeloupe 1,800 tonnes compare
- 171 Congo 1,520 tonnes compare
- 173 Eswatini 1,338 tonnes compare
- 174 Guinea-Bissau 1,296 tonnes compare
- 175 East Timor 1,164 tonnes 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 in Lesotho?
- Egg production in Lesotho was 1,355 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egg production recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,870 tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest egg production recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 532 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for egg production?
- Lesotho ranks 172nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Egg production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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