Lesotho vs Zambia: Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre

Lesotho
4.71 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
4.92 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
115th
Zambia rank
113th

Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre over time

  • Lesotho
  • Zambia
0246810196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 4.92 metric tons per square kilometre against 4.71 metric tons per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.21 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 115th and Zambia ranks 113th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 7.24 metric tons per square kilometre 1.08 metric tons per square kilometre 6.16 metric tons per square kilometre Lesotho
1970s 6.4 metric tons per square kilometre 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre 4.66 metric tons per square kilometre Lesotho
1980s 5.35 metric tons per square kilometre 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre 3.68 metric tons per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 5.5 metric tons per square kilometre 1.53 metric tons per square kilometre 3.97 metric tons per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 3.95 metric tons per square kilometre 1.81 metric tons per square kilometre 2.14 metric tons per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 3.69 metric tons per square kilometre 4.17 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4801 metric tons per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 2.9 metric tons per square kilometre 4.83 metric tons per square kilometre 1.93 metric tons per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Lesotho or Zambia?
Zambia, at 4.92 metric tons per square kilometre against 4.71 metric tons per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Lesotho and Zambia?
0.21 metric tons per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 115th and Zambia ranks 113th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,192 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cereal production (metric tons) 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.