Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Lesotho
Lesotho: Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. was 2.80 billion animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Lesotho stood at 2.80 billion animals.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Lesotho peaked at 7.29 billion animals in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.66 billion animals, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 194th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.41 billion animals | 4.07 billion animals | 4.74 billion animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.19 billion animals | 5.02 billion animals | 5.32 billion animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.21 billion animals | 5.36 billion animals | 6.92 billion animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.10 billion animals | 3.36 billion animals | 7.29 billion animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.24 billion animals | 3.30 billion animals | 4.60 billion animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 billion animals | 1.66 billion animals | 4.78 billion animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.11 billion animals | 2.77 billion animals | 3.78 billion animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 191 Solomon Islands 4.24 billion animals compare
- 192 Rwanda 3.98 billion animals compare
- 193 Cuba 3.39 billion animals compare
- 196 Equatorial Guinea 1.48 billion animals compare
- 197 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.47 billion animals compare
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.6457 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.77 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6724 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5102 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.4131 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 221.03 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Lesotho?
- Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Lesotho was 2.80 billion animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 7.29 billion animals in 1990.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 billion animals in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..?
- Lesotho ranks 194th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like... Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.