Barley and products — Food supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barley and products — Food supply was 569.02 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Barley and products — Food supply in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, barley and products — food supply in Lesotho stood at 569.02 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley and products — food supply in Lesotho peaked at 1,178 million Kcal in 2010 and was at its lowest, 536.57 million Kcal, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 97th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Barley and products — Food supply in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,178 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 967.42 million Kcal | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 883.63 million Kcal | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 879.98 million Kcal | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 864.91 million Kcal | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 761.73 million Kcal | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 839.25 million Kcal | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 892.87 million Kcal | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 816.31 million Kcal | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 905.38 million Kcal | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 910.05 million Kcal | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 536.57 million Kcal | -41.0% |
| 2022 | 552.26 million Kcal | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 569.02 million Kcal | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 898.96 million Kcal | 761.73 million Kcal | 1,178 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 641.98 million Kcal | 536.57 million Kcal | 910.05 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 94 Vanuatu 727.25 million Kcal compare
- 95 Saint Kitts and Nevis 696.92 million Kcal compare
- 96 Sierra Leone 575.44 million Kcal compare
- 98 Namibia 532.18 million Kcal compare
- 99 Luxembourg 516.44 million Kcal compare
- 100 Czechia 516.13 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.49 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.49 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley and products — food supply in Lesotho?
- Barley and products — food supply in Lesotho was 569.02 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley and products — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,178 million Kcal in 2010.
- What is the lowest barley and products — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 536.57 million Kcal in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for barley and products — food supply?
- Lesotho ranks 97th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is barley and products — food supply rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley and products — 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.