Burundi vs Lesotho: Yields of key staple crops
Burundi
0.7304 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lesotho
0.7195 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Burundi rank
119th
Lesotho rank
120th
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Burundi
- Lesotho
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.7304 tonnes per hectare against 0.7195 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0109 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Burundi ranks 119th and Lesotho ranks 120th of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6527 tonnes per hectare | 0.7441 tonnes per hectare | 0.0915 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.6489 tonnes per hectare | 0.8121 tonnes per hectare | 0.1632 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.7614 tonnes per hectare | 0.6605 tonnes per hectare | 0.1009 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.7674 tonnes per hectare | 0.8895 tonnes per hectare | 0.1221 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.8077 tonnes per hectare | 0.6297 tonnes per hectare | 0.178 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.6695 tonnes per hectare | 0.9776 tonnes per hectare | 0.3081 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.7262 tonnes per hectare | 0.6552 tonnes per hectare | 0.071 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Burundi or Lesotho?
- Burundi, at 0.7304 tonnes per hectare against 0.7195 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Burundi and Lesotho?
- 0.0109 tonnes per hectare, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lesotho?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Lesotho rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Burundi ranks 119th and Lesotho ranks 120th of 125 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 Yields of key staple crops. 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.