Lesotho vs Somalia: Sorghum yields
Lesotho
0.3959 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Somalia
0.224 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lesotho rank
110th
Somalia rank
113th
Sorghum yields over time
- Lesotho
- Somalia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.3959 tonnes per hectare against 0.224 tonnes per hectare in Somalia, a difference of 0.1719 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.8 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 110th and Somalia ranks 113th of 114 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8166 tonnes per hectare | 0.3418 tonnes per hectare | 0.4749 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.8953 tonnes per hectare | 0.3289 tonnes per hectare | 0.5664 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.6863 tonnes per hectare | 0.4536 tonnes per hectare | 0.2327 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.9362 tonnes per hectare | 0.3836 tonnes per hectare | 0.5526 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.5252 tonnes per hectare | 0.3443 tonnes per hectare | 0.1809 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.4912 tonnes per hectare | 0.5502 tonnes per hectare | 0.059 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.4574 tonnes per hectare | 0.2864 tonnes per hectare | 0.171 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Lesotho or Somalia?
- Lesotho, at 0.3959 tonnes per hectare against 0.224 tonnes per hectare in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Lesotho and Somalia?
- 0.1719 tonnes per hectare, with Lesotho 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 sorghum yields?
- Lesotho ranks 110th and Somalia ranks 113th of 114 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 Sorghum 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.