Eswatini vs Lesotho: Starchy Roots — Food supply
Starchy Roots — Food supply over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 86,761 million Kcal against 77,896 million Kcal in Eswatini, a difference of 8,865 million Kcal.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 125th and Lesotho ranks 123rd of 164 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60,387 million Kcal | 77,932 million Kcal | 17,545 million Kcal | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 72,830 million Kcal | 84,979 million Kcal | 12,149 million Kcal | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher starchy roots — food supply, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 86,761 million Kcal against 77,896 million Kcal in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in starchy roots — food supply between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 8,865 million Kcal, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for starchy roots — food supply?
- Eswatini ranks 125th and Lesotho ranks 123rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.