What is milk supply per person in Lesotho?

Milk supply per person in Lesotho was 83.43 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest milk supply per person recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 96.04 kilograms per year per capita in 2014.

What is the lowest milk supply per person recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 14.42 kilograms per year per capita in 1970.

How does Lesotho rank for milk supply per person?

Lesotho ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is milk supply per person rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Milk supply per person in Lesotho

Name: Milk supply per person in Lesotho
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lesotho: Milk supply per person was 83.43 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

83.43 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 6.1%

World rank

104th

of 191 countries

All-time high

96.04 kilograms per year per capita

in 2014

All-time low

14.42 kilograms per year per capita

in 1970

Years of data

1961–2023

Milk supply per person in Lesotho, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

The most recent figure for milk supply per person in Lesotho is 83.43 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk supply per person in Lesotho peaked at 96.04 kilograms per year per capita in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.42 kilograms per year per capita, in 1970.

That places Lesotho 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	21.83 kilograms per year per capita	16.42 kilograms per year per capita	29.5 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	26.09 kilograms per year per capita	14.42 kilograms per year per capita	33.05 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	36.78 kilograms per year per capita	15.81 kilograms per year per capita	63.53 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	15.83 kilograms per year per capita	14.93 kilograms per year per capita	16.42 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	18.01 kilograms per year per capita	16.99 kilograms per year per capita	19.54 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	83.54 kilograms per year per capita	67.44 kilograms per year per capita	96.04 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	85.3 kilograms per year per capita	82.46 kilograms per year per capita	88.89 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

101 Kenya 87.95 kilograms per year per capita compare
102 India 87.43 kilograms per year per capita compare
103 Sudan 85.48 kilograms per year per capita compare
105 Nauru 83.16 kilograms per year per capita compare
106 Guatemala 82.98 kilograms per year per capita compare
107 Saudi Arabia 80.09 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More economy & growth data for Lesotho

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -54.9% (2025)
Inflation of consumer prices 4.3% (2025)
GDP per capita 1,021 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 12.1% (2024)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2.41 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,021 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 11.20 billion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 625.90 million current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 5.87 billion current LCU (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk supply per person in Lesotho?: Milk supply per person in Lesotho was 83.43 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest milk supply per person recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 96.04 kilograms per year per capita in 2014.
What is the lowest milk supply per person recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 14.42 kilograms per year per capita in 1970.
How does Lesotho rank for milk supply per person?: Lesotho ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is milk supply per person rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Milk supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.