Lesotho vs Somalia: Corn yields
Lesotho
0.6327 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Somalia
0.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lesotho rank
169th
Somalia rank
166th
Corn yields over time
- Lesotho
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.69 tonnes per hectare against 0.6327 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0573 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 169th and Somalia ranks 166th of 171 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7656 tonnes per hectare | 0.8519 tonnes per hectare | 0.0863 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.8471 tonnes per hectare | 0.8897 tonnes per hectare | 0.0425 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.8073 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.2734 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.9276 tonnes per hectare | 0.766 tonnes per hectare | 0.1615 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.6252 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.6566 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.7541 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.2994 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.754 tonnes per hectare | 0.706 tonnes per hectare | 0.048 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Lesotho or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.69 tonnes per hectare against 0.6327 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Lesotho and Somalia?
- 0.0573 tonnes per hectare, with Somalia 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 corn yields?
- Lesotho ranks 169th and Somalia ranks 166th 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.