Eswatini vs Lesotho: Cereal production
Eswatini
77,722 tonnes
in 2024
Lesotho
67,527 tonnes
in 2024
Eswatini rank
143rd
Lesotho rank
146th
Cereal production over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 77,722 tonnes against 67,527 tonnes in Lesotho, a difference of 10,195 tonnes.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 143rd and Lesotho ranks 146th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52,122 tonnes | 219,726 tonnes | 167,605 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 99,876 tonnes | 194,159 tonnes | 94,283 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 107,798 tonnes | 162,514 tonnes | 54,716 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 109,617 tonnes | 166,974 tonnes | 57,358 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 71,609 tonnes | 119,824 tonnes | 48,215 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 91,099 tonnes | 111,914 tonnes | 20,815 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 97,562 tonnes | 83,962 tonnes | 13,599 tonnes | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Eswatini, at 77,722 tonnes against 67,527 tonnes in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 10,195 tonnes, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for cereal production?
- Eswatini ranks 143rd and Lesotho ranks 146th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.