Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Guinea-Bissau
343,000 tonnes
in 2023
Lesotho
360,000 tonnes
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
139th
Lesotho rank
138th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 360,000 tonnes against 343,000 tonnes in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 17,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 139th and Lesotho ranks 138th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,000 tonnes | 52,556 tonnes | 41,556 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 32,100 tonnes | 113,000 tonnes | 80,900 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 39,200 tonnes | 191,300 tonnes | 152,100 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 65,700 tonnes | 331,100 tonnes | 265,400 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 81,800 tonnes | 289,600 tonnes | 207,800 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 203,300 tonnes | 359,400 tonnes | 156,100 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 338,750 tonnes | 312,000 tonnes | 26,750 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 360,000 tonnes against 343,000 tonnes in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 17,000 tonnes, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 139th and Lesotho ranks 138th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.