What is barley yield in Lesotho?

Barley yield in Lesotho was 341.7 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest barley yield recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 842 kg per hectare in 1961.

What is the lowest barley yield recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 197.4 kg per hectare in 2001.

How does Lesotho rank for barley yield?

Lesotho ranks 17th out of 17 countries with data for 2011.

Is barley yield rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 73.1%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Barley yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Barley yield in Lesotho

Name: Barley yield in Lesotho
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Barley yield was 341.7 kg per hectare in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)

341.7 kg per hectare

Change on year

up 6.6%

World rank

17th

of 17 countries

All-time high

842 kg per hectare

in 1961

All-time low

197.4 kg per hectare

in 2001

Years of data

1961–2011

Barley yield in Lesotho, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 341.7 kg per hectare for barley yield in 2011.

That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 73.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barley yield in Lesotho peaked at 842 kg per hectare in 1961 and was at its lowest, 197.4 kg per hectare, in 2001.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	617.36 kg per hectare	500 kg per hectare	842 kg per hectare	9
1970s	335.24 kg per hectare	267.8 kg per hectare	471.2 kg per hectare	10
1980s	337.69 kg per hectare	300 kg per hectare	384.6 kg per hectare	10
1990s	309.8 kg per hectare	234.2 kg per hectare	384.6 kg per hectare	10
2000s	317.45 kg per hectare	197.4 kg per hectare	535.4 kg per hectare	10
2010s	331.05 kg per hectare	320.4 kg per hectare	341.7 kg per hectare	2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

14 Rwanda 864.9 kg per hectare compare
15 Democratic Republic of Congo 692.3 kg per hectare compare
16 Libya 472.9 kg per hectare compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 166.92 million current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.5% (2025)
Rural population 1.31 million (2025)
Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
Rural population 55.3% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
Land under cereal production 177,933 hectares (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is barley yield in Lesotho?: Barley yield in Lesotho was 341.7 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest barley yield recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 842 kg per hectare in 1961.
What is the lowest barley yield recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 197.4 kg per hectare in 2001.
How does Lesotho rank for barley yield?: Lesotho ranks 17th out of 17 countries with data for 2011.
Is barley yield rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 73.1%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Barley yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Barley yield (kg per hectare)
Unit: kg per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 23 places, 874 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Barley yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.