Barley yields in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barley yields was 0.3551 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3551 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
105th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.842 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
All-time low
0.2505 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Barley yields in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley yields in Lesotho is 0.3551 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Lesotho peaked at 0.842 tonnes per hectare in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2505 tonnes per hectare, in 2008.
Lesotho ranks 105th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Barley yields in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.842 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 1963 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.64 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.52 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5828 tonnes per hectare | +16.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4712 tonnes per hectare | -19.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3486 tonnes per hectare | -26.0% |
| 1972 | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2917 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2678 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3077 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3077 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3077 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3077 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3077 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3077 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3077 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3077 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3539 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3332 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3254 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3183 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3115 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.305 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2983 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2727 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2601 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2773 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2745 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2721 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2698 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2688 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2679 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2538 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2511 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2505 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2529 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3204 tonnes per hectare | +26.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3207 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.332 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3994 tonnes per hectare | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3501 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3542 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3543 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3567 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3551 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3546 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3555 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3551 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.355 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3552 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3551 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.3551 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.86 tonnes per hectare, 19% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.3551 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.35 tonnes per hectare, 15% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +28.2% | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare |
| 2010 | +26.7% | 0.2529 tonnes per hectare | 0.3204 tonnes per hectare |
| 1971 | -26.0% | 0.4712 tonnes per hectare | 0.3486 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6174 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.842 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3352 tonnes per hectare | 0.2678 tonnes per hectare | 0.4712 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3377 tonnes per hectare | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3163 tonnes per hectare | 0.2601 tonnes per hectare | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2639 tonnes per hectare | 0.2505 tonnes per hectare | 0.2773 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3498 tonnes per hectare | 0.3204 tonnes per hectare | 0.3994 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3552 tonnes per hectare | 0.355 tonnes per hectare | 0.3555 tonnes per hectare | 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 yields in Lesotho?
- Barley yields in Lesotho was 0.3551 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.842 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2505 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for barley yields?
- Lesotho ranks 105th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.