Milk production, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Milk production, per capita was 0.0779 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk production, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per capita in Lesotho is 0.0779 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0973 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0108 tonnes per person, in 1964.
Lesotho ranks 80th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk production, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0143 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0136 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0136 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0139 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0139 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0139 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.014 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.014 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.014 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.014 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.014 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.014 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.014 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0136 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0627 tonnes per person | +376.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0669 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0644 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0664 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0664 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0607 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0673 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0627 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0801 tonnes per person | +27.6% |
| 2000 | 0.087 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0942 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0839 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0815 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0814 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.093 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0696 tonnes per person | -25.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0894 tonnes per person | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0924 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0815 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.082 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0937 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0931 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0921 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0914 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0855 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0821 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0788 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0779 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0815 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0595 tonnes per person | -27.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0531 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0897 tonnes per person | +69.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0973 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0779 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0779 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0353 tonnes per person, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0779 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0177 tonnes per person, 4.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +376.8% | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 0.0627 tonnes per person |
| 2022 | +69.0% | 0.0531 tonnes per person | 0.0897 tonnes per person |
| 2007 | +28.5% | 0.0696 tonnes per person | 0.0894 tonnes per person |
| 1999 | +27.6% | 0.0627 tonnes per person | 0.0801 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 0.0108 tonnes per person | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0136 tonnes per person | 0.0128 tonnes per person | 0.014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0137 tonnes per person | 0.0132 tonnes per person | 0.014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0611 tonnes per person | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 0.0801 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0854 tonnes per person | 0.0696 tonnes per person | 0.0942 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0858 tonnes per person | 0.0779 tonnes per person | 0.0937 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0755 tonnes per person | 0.0531 tonnes per person | 0.0973 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 milk production, per capita in Lesotho?
- Milk production, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0779 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0973 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0108 tonnes per person in 1964.
- How does Lesotho rank for milk production, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 80th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.