Botswana vs Lesotho: Cereal seed quantity
Cereal seed quantity over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4,368 FAO, metric tonnes against 3,318 FAO, metric tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 1,050 FAO, metric tonnes.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Botswana ranks 43rd and Lesotho ranks 42nd of 50 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,901 FAO, metric tonnes | 11,311 FAO, metric tonnes | 9,410 FAO, metric tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 2,742 FAO, metric tonnes | 8,410 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,668 FAO, metric tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 3,754 FAO, metric tonnes | 6,535 FAO, metric tonnes | 2,781 FAO, metric tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 3,500 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,159 FAO, metric tonnes | 1,658 FAO, metric tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1,963 FAO, metric tonnes | 4,252 FAO, metric tonnes | 2,289 FAO, metric tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3,318 FAO, metric tonnes | 4,002 FAO, metric tonnes | 684 FAO, metric tonnes | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal seed quantity, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 4,368 FAO, metric tonnes against 3,318 FAO, metric tonnes in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in cereal seed quantity between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 1,050 FAO, metric tonnes, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for cereal seed quantity?
- Botswana ranks 43rd and Lesotho ranks 42nd of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.