Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply was 34,856 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, alcoholic beverages — food supply in Lesotho stood at 34,856 million Kcal.
That represents a change of down 29.8% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcoholic beverages — food supply in Lesotho peaked at 59,671 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22,302 million Kcal, in 2012.
That places Lesotho 133rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24,078 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 23,579 million Kcal | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 22,302 million Kcal | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 26,828 million Kcal | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 25,500 million Kcal | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 29,088 million Kcal | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 26,560 million Kcal | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 37,466 million Kcal | +41.1% |
| 2018 | 59,671 million Kcal | +59.3% |
| 2019 | 39,069 million Kcal | -34.5% |
| 2020 | 32,296 million Kcal | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 36,040 million Kcal | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 49,672 million Kcal | +37.8% |
| 2023 | 34,856 million Kcal | -29.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 34,856 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 105,585 million Kcal, 33% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 34,856 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 162,656 million Kcal, 21% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31,414 million Kcal | 22,302 million Kcal | 59,671 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,216 million Kcal | 32,296 million Kcal | 49,672 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 130 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 40,146 million Kcal compare
- 131 Jordan 37,777 million Kcal compare
- 132 Lebanon 35,648 million Kcal compare
- 134 Guinea-Bissau 31,593 million Kcal compare
- 135 Bahamas 30,704 million Kcal compare
- 136 Montenegro 29,712 million Kcal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 70.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5533 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcoholic beverages — food supply in Lesotho?
- Alcoholic beverages — food supply in Lesotho was 34,856 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest alcoholic beverages — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 59,671 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest alcoholic beverages — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,302 million Kcal in 2012.
- How does Lesotho rank for alcoholic beverages — food supply?
- Lesotho ranks 133rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is alcoholic beverages — food supply rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.