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

Latest (2024)
2.80 billion animals
Change on year
down 13.7%
World rank
194th
of 198 countries
All-time high
7.29 billion animals
in 1990
All-time low
1.66 billion animals
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Lesotho, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 191 Solomon Islands 4.24 billion animals compare
  2. 192 Rwanda 3.98 billion animals compare
  3. 193 Cuba 3.39 billion animals compare
  4. 196 Equatorial Guinea 1.48 billion animals compare
  5. 197 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.47 billion animals compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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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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Indicator
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..
Unit
animals
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,563 data points, 1961–2024
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