Lesotho vs Malawi: Yields of key staple crops
Lesotho
0.7195 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi
0.4877 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lesotho rank
120th
Malawi rank
123rd
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.7195 tonnes per hectare against 0.4877 tonnes per hectare in Malawi, a difference of 0.2318 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Lesotho ranks 120th and Malawi ranks 123rd of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7441 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.8121 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.6605 tonnes per hectare | 0.797 tonnes per hectare | 0.1365 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.8895 tonnes per hectare | 0.6307 tonnes per hectare | 0.2588 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.6297 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.4951 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.9776 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.304 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.6552 tonnes per hectare | 0.6637 tonnes per hectare | 0.0085 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Lesotho, at 0.7195 tonnes per hectare against 0.4877 tonnes per hectare in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 0.2318 tonnes per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Lesotho ranks 120th and Malawi ranks 123rd 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.