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
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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

Indicator
Corn yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
171 places, 9,544 data points, 1866–2025
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.