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