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Milk production in Lesotho

Milk production in Lesotho was 182,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 19.1% from 2023. That is the 123rd highest of 184 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes182,000 Estimated
Change on 2023-19.1%
Rank123rd of 184Countries ranked
Series high225,0002023
Series low8,9321964

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Milk production in Lesotho, 1961 to 2024

050K100K150K200K250K19611971198119912001201120241961: 10,925 tonnes1962: 11,204 tonnes1963: 9,748 tonnes1964: 8,932 tonnes1965: 10,150 tonnes1966: 10,440 tonnes1967: 10,730 tonnes1968: 11,310 tonnes1969: 12,180 tonnes1970: 13,050 tonnes1971: 13,920 tonnes1972: 14,500 tonnes1973: 15,370 tonnes1974: 15,950 tonnes1975: 16,820 tonnes1976: 17,400 tonnes1977: 17,980 tonnes1978: 18,560 tonnes1979: 19,140 tonnes1980: 19,720 tonnes1981: 20,300 tonnes1982: 20,880 tonnes1983: 21,460 tonnes1984: 22,040 tonnes1985: 22,330 tonnes1986: 22,620 tonnes1987: 22,910 tonnes1988: 23,200 tonnes1989: 23,490 tonnes1990: 23,780 tonnes1991: 115,438 tonnes1992: 125,239 tonnes1993: 122,460 tonnes1994: 128,071 tonnes1995: 129,488 tonnes1996: 119,713 tonnes1997: 133,722 tonnes1998: 125,343 tonnes1999: 160,371 tonnes2000: 174,411 tonnes2001: 188,459 tonnes2002: 167,448 tonnes2003: 161,862 tonnes2004: 160,482 tonnes2005: 181,547 tonnes2006: 135,291 tonnes2007: 174,580 tonnes2008: 181,622 tonnes2009: 161,471 tonnes2010: 163,631 tonnes2011: 188,720 tonnes2012: 189,449 tonnes2013: 189,475 tonnes2014: 190,204 tonnes2015: 180,000 tonnes2016: 175,000 tonnes2017: 170,000 tonnes2018: 170,000 tonnes2019: 180,000 tonnes2020: 133,000 tonnes2021: 120,000 tonnes2022: 205,000 tonnes2023: 225,000 tonnes2024: 182,000 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
2024182,000 Estimated
2023225,000 Estimated
2022205,000 Estimated
2021120,000 Estimated
2020133,000 Estimated
2019180,000 Estimated
2018170,000 Estimated
2017170,000 Estimated
2016175,000 Estimated
2015180,000 Estimated
2014190,204 Estimated
2013189,475 Estimated
2012189,449 Estimated
2011188,720 Estimated
2010163,631 Estimated
2009161,471 Estimated
2008181,622 Estimated
2007174,580 Estimated
2006135,291 Estimated
2005181,547 Estimated
2004160,482 Estimated
2003161,862 Estimated
2002167,448 Estimated
2001188,459 Estimated
2000174,411 Estimated
1999160,371 Estimated
1998125,343 Estimated
1997133,722 Estimated
1996119,713 Estimated
1995129,488 Estimated
1994128,071 Estimated
1993122,460 Estimated
1992125,239 Estimated
1991115,438 Estimated
199023,780 Estimated
198923,490 Estimated
198823,200 Estimated
198722,910 Estimated
198622,620 Estimated
198522,330 Estimated
198422,040 Estimated
198321,460 Estimated
198220,880 Estimated
198120,300 Estimated
198019,720 Estimated
197919,140 Estimated
197818,560 Estimated
197717,980 Estimated
197617,400 Estimated
197516,820 Estimated
197415,950 Estimated
197315,370 Estimated
197214,500 Estimated
197113,920 Estimated
197013,050 Estimated
196912,180 Estimated
196811,310 Estimated
196710,730 Estimated
196610,440 Estimated
196510,150 Estimated
19648,932 Estimated
19639,748 Estimated
196211,204 Estimated
196110,925 Estimated

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Definition

Raw milk produced in the calendar year from cattle, buffaloes, goats, sheep and camels, in tonnes. FAOSTAT item "Milk; Total", the sum FAO calculates from the raw milk of each species.

All species: in India and Pakistan buffalo milk is a large share, so the figure is well above cow milk alone. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510) (Milk production, Lesotho, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510), Milk production, Lesotho, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/milk-production/lesotho. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510). Milk production, Lesotho, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/milk-production/lesotho.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510), Milk production, Lesotho, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/milk-production/lesotho (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510): Milk production, Lesotho, 1961 to 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/milk-production/lesotho. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the milk production in Lesotho?

Milk production in Lesotho was 182,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 19.1% from 2023. That is the 123rd highest of 184 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest milk production in Lesotho?

225,000 tonnes in 2023, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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