Burundi vs Lesotho: Crop yields
Burundi
0.7304 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lesotho
0.7195 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Burundi rank
119th
Lesotho rank
120th
Crop yields over time
- Burundi
- Lesotho
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.7304 tonnes per hectare against 0.7195 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0109 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Burundi ranks 119th and Lesotho ranks 120th of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6527 tonnes per hectare | 0.7441 tonnes per hectare | 0.0915 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.6489 tonnes per hectare | 0.8121 tonnes per hectare | 0.1632 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.7614 tonnes per hectare | 0.6605 tonnes per hectare | 0.1009 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.7674 tonnes per hectare | 0.8895 tonnes per hectare | 0.1221 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.8077 tonnes per hectare | 0.6297 tonnes per hectare | 0.178 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.6695 tonnes per hectare | 0.9776 tonnes per hectare | 0.3081 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.7262 tonnes per hectare | 0.6552 tonnes per hectare | 0.071 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop yields, Burundi or Lesotho?
- Burundi, at 0.7304 tonnes per hectare against 0.7195 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in crop yields between Burundi and Lesotho?
- 0.0109 tonnes per hectare, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lesotho?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Lesotho rank globally for crop yields?
- Burundi ranks 119th and Lesotho ranks 120th of 125 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 Crop yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.