Barley — Area harvested in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barley — Area harvested was 840 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Area harvested in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — area harvested in Lesotho stood at 840 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Lesotho peaked at 4,000 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 260 ha, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 92nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley — Area harvested in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,885 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,500 ha | -12.5% |
| 1965 | 3,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 2,500 ha | -16.7% |
| 1967 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 1,419 ha | -29.0% |
| 1970 | 1,216 ha | -14.3% |
| 1971 | 1,007 ha | -17.2% |
| 1972 | 1,000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,200 ha | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 1,307 ha | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 1,300 ha | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,000 ha | -23.1% |
| 1990 | 260 ha | -74.0% |
| 1991 | 1,413 ha | +443.5% |
| 1992 | 1,514 ha | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 1,500 ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1,294 ha | -13.7% |
| 1995 | 1,284 ha | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1,639 ha | +27.6% |
| 1997 | 1,354 ha | -17.4% |
| 1998 | 1,100 ha | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 769 ha | -30.1% |
| 2000 | 800 ha | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1,159 ha | +44.9% |
| 2002 | 1,237 ha | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 1,273 ha | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1,205 ha | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1,342 ha | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 1,300 ha | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1,792 ha | +37.8% |
| 2008 | 1,637 ha | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 2,847 ha | +73.9% |
| 2010 | 2,094 ha | -26.4% |
| 2011 | 1,478 ha | -29.4% |
| 2012 | 1,215 ha | -17.8% |
| 2013 | 701 ha | -42.3% |
| 2014 | 909 ha | +29.7% |
| 2015 | 859 ha | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 862 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 855 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 859 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 822 ha | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 845 ha | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 842 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 837 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 841 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 840 ha | -0.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 840 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13,929 ha, 6% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 840 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,641 ha, 8% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Area harvested in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +443.5% | 260 ha | 1,413 ha |
| 1990 | -74.0% | 1,000 ha | 260 ha |
| 2009 | +73.9% | 1,637 ha | 2,847 ha |
| 2001 | +44.9% | 800 ha | 1,159 ha |
| 2013 | -42.3% | 1,215 ha | 701 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,978 ha | 1,419 ha | 4,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,163 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,307 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,270 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,213 ha | 260 ha | 1,639 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,459 ha | 800 ha | 2,847 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,065 ha | 701 ha | 2,094 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 841 ha | 837 ha | 845 ha | 5 |
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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 barley — area harvested in Lesotho?
- Barley — area harvested in Lesotho was 840 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4,000 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 260 ha in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for barley — area harvested?
- Lesotho ranks 92nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.