Cereals excluding rice — Production in Lesotho

Lesotho: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 143,080 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
143,080 t
Change on year
up 73.5%
World rank
126th
of 174 countries
All-time high
288,249 t
in 1978
All-time low
25,678 t
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Production in Lesotho, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 143,080 t for cereals excluding rice — production 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 in Lesotho peaked at 288,249 t in 1978 and was at its lowest, 25,678 t, in 2016.

Lesotho ranks 126th of 174 countries on this measure, 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 in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Cereals excluding rice — Production in Lesotho, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 226,648 t —
1962 223,800 t -1.3%
1963 223,400 t -0.2%
1964 222,000 t -0.6%
1965 216,800 t -2.3%
1966 223,400 t +3.0%
1967 217,300 t -2.7%
1968 212,506 t -2.2%
1969 211,684 t -0.4%
1970 182,536 t -13.8%
1971 197,254 t +8.1%
1972 104,350 t -47.1%
1973 150,350 t +44.1%
1974 264,905 t +76.2%
1975 154,422 t -41.7%
1976 119,658 t -22.5%
1977 251,026 t +109.8%
1978 288,249 t +14.8%
1979 228,837 t -20.6%
1980 194,497 t -15.0%
1981 171,796 t -11.7%
1982 125,048 t -27.2%
1983 123,097 t -1.6%
1984 131,679 t +7.0%
1985 167,107 t +26.9%
1986 132,455 t -20.7%
1987 146,191 t +10.4%
1988 233,910 t +60.0%
1989 199,365 t -14.8%
1990 242,119 t +21.4%
1991 67,254 t -72.2%
1992 93,800 t +39.5%
1993 153,256 t +63.4%
1994 222,853 t +45.4%
1995 81,221 t -63.6%
1996 257,418 t +216.9%
1997 206,026 t -20.0%
1998 171,933 t -16.5%
1999 173,865 t +1.1%
2000 149,723 t -13.9%
2001 254,960 t +70.3%
2002 149,947 t -41.2%
2003 116,475 t -22.3%
2004 109,280 t -6.2%
2005 111,647 t +2.2%
2006 87,205 t -21.9%
2007 71,887 t -17.6%
2008 72,997 t +1.5%
2009 74,121 t +1.5%
2010 173,193 t +133.7%
2011 103,897 t -40.0%
2012 101,382 t -2.4%
2013 107,452 t +6.0%
2014 115,733 t +7.7%
2015 82,840 t -28.4%
2016 25,678 t -69.0%
2017 216,012 t +741.2%
2018 157,857 t -26.9%
2019 35,092 t -77.8%
2020 28,530 t -18.7%
2021 98,315 t +244.6%
2022 82,444 t -16.1%
2023 143,080 t +73.5%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 143,080 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.27 million t, 11% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 143,080 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.17 million t, 12% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals excluding rice — 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.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +741.2% 25,678 t 216,012 t
2021 +244.6% 28,530 t 98,315 t
1996 +216.9% 81,221 t 257,418 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 219,726 t 211,684 t 226,648 t 9
1970s 194,159 t 104,350 t 288,249 t 10
1980s 162,514 t 123,097 t 233,910 t 10
1990s 166,974 t 67,254 t 257,418 t 10
2000s 119,824 t 71,887 t 254,960 t 10
2010s 111,914 t 25,678 t 216,012 t 10
2020s 88,092 t 28,530 t 143,080 t 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 123 Cuba 164,461 t compare
  2. 124 Panama 160,897 t compare
  3. 125 Namibia 153,012 t compare
  4. 127 Belize 142,468 t compare
  5. 128 Lebanon 133,418 t compare
  6. 129 Sierra Leone 127,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — production in Lesotho?
Cereals excluding rice — production in Lesotho was 143,080 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 288,249 t in 1978.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 25,678 t in 2016.
How does Lesotho rank for cereals excluding rice — production?
Lesotho ranks 126th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — production 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,527 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.