Lesotho vs New Caledonia: Wheat yields
Lesotho
0.7195 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
New Caledonia
0.6732 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lesotho rank
120th
New Caledonia rank
121st
Wheat yields over time
- Lesotho
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.7195 tonnes per hectare against 0.6732 tonnes per hectare in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.0463 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 120th and New Caledonia ranks 121st of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and New Caledonia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7441 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 0.8121 tonnes per hectare | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 0.6605 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.6663 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 0.8895 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.8481 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 0.8837 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 0.9142 tonnes per hectare | 0.9868 tonnes per hectare | 0.0726 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 0.6552 tonnes per hectare | 0.6306 tonnes per hectare | 0.0246 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat yields, Lesotho or New Caledonia?
- Lesotho, at 0.7195 tonnes per hectare against 0.6732 tonnes per hectare in New Caledonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat yields between Lesotho and New Caledonia?
- 0.0463 tonnes per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and New Caledonia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and New Caledonia rank globally for wheat yields?
- Lesotho ranks 120th and New Caledonia ranks 121st of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.