Bananas — Food supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Bananas — Food supply was 1,130 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Food supply in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1,130 million Kcal for bananas — food supply in 2023.
The figure is down 48.7% on the previous year and up 306.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — food supply in Lesotho peaked at 2,204 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 233.94 million Kcal, in 2014.
Lesotho ranks 171st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Food supply in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,126 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 2,128 million Kcal | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,128 million Kcal | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 278.26 million Kcal | -86.9% |
| 2014 | 233.94 million Kcal | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 265.29 million Kcal | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 338.08 million Kcal | +27.4% |
| 2017 | 1,051 million Kcal | +210.7% |
| 2018 | 847.58 million Kcal | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 1,729 million Kcal | +104.0% |
| 2020 | 1,107 million Kcal | -35.9% |
| 2021 | 1,041 million Kcal | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 2,204 million Kcal | +111.7% |
| 2023 | 1,130 million Kcal | -48.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,130 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31,384 million Kcal, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,130 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20,578 million Kcal, 5% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,112 million Kcal | 233.94 million Kcal | 2,128 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,371 million Kcal | 1,041 million Kcal | 2,204 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 168 New Caledonia 1,350 million Kcal compare
- 169 Belize 1,313 million Kcal compare
- 170 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1,259 million Kcal compare
- 172 Saint Lucia 1,088 million Kcal compare
- 173 Grenada 881 million Kcal compare
- 174 Bahrain 706.12 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 bananas — food supply in Lesotho?
- Bananas — food supply in Lesotho was 1,130 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,204 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest bananas — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 233.94 million Kcal in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for bananas — food supply?
- Lesotho ranks 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bananas — food supply rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 306.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bananas — 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.