Botswana vs Lesotho: Corn yields
Botswana
0.6 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lesotho
0.6327 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Botswana rank
170th
Lesotho rank
169th
Corn yields over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.6327 tonnes per hectare against 0.6 tonnes per hectare in Botswana, a difference of 0.0327 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Botswana ranks 170th and Lesotho ranks 169th of 171 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4473 tonnes per hectare | 0.7656 tonnes per hectare | 0.3183 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.5213 tonnes per hectare | 0.8471 tonnes per hectare | 0.3258 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.3519 tonnes per hectare | 0.8073 tonnes per hectare | 0.4555 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.2864 tonnes per hectare | 0.9276 tonnes per hectare | 0.6412 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.2025 tonnes per hectare | 0.6252 tonnes per hectare | 0.4227 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.2275 tonnes per hectare | 0.7541 tonnes per hectare | 0.5266 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.6226 tonnes per hectare | 0.754 tonnes per hectare | 0.1315 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.6327 tonnes per hectare against 0.6 tonnes per hectare in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 0.0327 tonnes per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for corn yields?
- Botswana ranks 170th and Lesotho ranks 169th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.