Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) was 4.71 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Lesotho is 4.71 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.5% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 9.49 t per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.8458 t per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 89th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.47 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 7.37 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 7.36 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 7.31 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 7.14 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 7.36 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 7.16 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 7 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 6.97 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 6.01 t per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1971 | 6.5 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 3.44 t per square kilometre | -47.1% |
| 1973 | 4.95 t per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1974 | 8.73 t per square kilometre | +76.2% |
| 1975 | 5.09 t per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 1976 | 3.94 t per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1977 | 8.27 t per square kilometre | +109.8% |
| 1978 | 9.49 t per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 7.54 t per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1980 | 6.41 t per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1981 | 5.66 t per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 4.12 t per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 1983 | 4.05 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 4.34 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 5.5 t per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1986 | 4.36 t per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1987 | 4.82 t per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 7.7 t per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1989 | 6.57 t per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1990 | 7.97 t per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1991 | 2.22 t per square kilometre | -72.2% |
| 1992 | 3.09 t per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1993 | 5.05 t per square kilometre | +63.4% |
| 1994 | 7.34 t per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 1995 | 2.68 t per square kilometre | -63.6% |
| 1996 | 8.48 t per square kilometre | +216.9% |
| 1997 | 6.79 t per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 5.66 t per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 5.73 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 4.93 t per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 8.4 t per square kilometre | +70.3% |
| 2002 | 4.94 t per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 2003 | 3.84 t per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2004 | 3.6 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 3.68 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.87 t per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 2.37 t per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 2.4 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.44 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 5.7 t per square kilometre | +133.7% |
| 2011 | 3.42 t per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2012 | 3.34 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 3.54 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.81 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 2.73 t per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8458 t per square kilometre | -69.0% |
| 2017 | 7.12 t per square kilometre | +741.2% |
| 2018 | 5.2 t per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2019 | 1.16 t per square kilometre | -77.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9397 t per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 3.24 t per square kilometre | +244.6% |
| 2022 | 2.72 t per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 4.71 t per square kilometre | +73.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 4.71 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.41 t per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 4.71 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.71 t per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +741.2% | 0.8458 t per square kilometre | 7.12 t per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +244.6% | 0.9397 t per square kilometre | 3.24 t per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +216.9% | 2.68 t per square kilometre | 8.48 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.24 t per square kilometre | 6.97 t per square kilometre | 7.47 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.4 t per square kilometre | 3.44 t per square kilometre | 9.49 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.35 t per square kilometre | 4.05 t per square kilometre | 7.7 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5 t per square kilometre | 2.22 t per square kilometre | 8.48 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.95 t per square kilometre | 2.37 t per square kilometre | 8.4 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.69 t per square kilometre | 0.8458 t per square kilometre | 7.12 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9 t per square kilometre | 0.9397 t per square kilometre | 4.71 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.55 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1962 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 4.71 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 9.49 t per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8458 t per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 89th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals excluding rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals excluding rice — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals excluding rice — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Cereals excluding rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.