Eritrea vs Lesotho: Crop yields
Eritrea
1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lesotho
0.7195 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Eritrea rank
117th
Lesotho rank
120th
Crop yields over time
- Eritrea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 1 tonnes per hectare against 0.7195 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2805 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.4 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eritrea ranks 117th and Lesotho ranks 120th of 125 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5566 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.4476 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.6985 tonnes per hectare | 0.6297 tonnes per hectare | 0.0688 tonnes per hectare | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.9776 tonnes per hectare | 0.1187 tonnes per hectare | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.6552 tonnes per hectare | 0.3448 tonnes per hectare | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop yields, Eritrea or Lesotho?
- Eritrea, at 1 tonnes per hectare against 0.7195 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in crop yields between Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 0.2805 tonnes per hectare, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for crop yields?
- Eritrea ranks 117th 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.