Lesotho vs Somalia: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production
Lesotho
0.6035 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Somalia
0.3621 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lesotho rank
181st
Somalia rank
184th
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production over time
- Lesotho
- Somalia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.6035 tonnes per hectare against 0.3621 tonnes per hectare in Somalia, a difference of 0.2414 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.7 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 181st and Somalia ranks 184th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7708 tonnes per hectare | 0.4725 tonnes per hectare | 0.2983 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.8493 tonnes per hectare | 0.4611 tonnes per hectare | 0.3882 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.7536 tonnes per hectare | 0.6665 tonnes per hectare | 0.0871 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.9172 tonnes per hectare | 0.5038 tonnes per hectare | 0.4135 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.6024 tonnes per hectare | 0.6309 tonnes per hectare | 0.0285 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.7225 tonnes per hectare | 0.6611 tonnes per hectare | 0.0615 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.7091 tonnes per hectare | 0.4108 tonnes per hectare | 0.2983 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production, Lesotho or Somalia?
- Lesotho, at 0.6035 tonnes per hectare against 0.3621 tonnes per hectare in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production between Lesotho and Somalia?
- 0.2414 tonnes per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Lesotho ranks 181st and Somalia ranks 184th of 186 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.