Beans, dry — Yield in Lesotho
Lesotho: Beans, dry — Yield was 171 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Yield in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, beans, dry — yield in Lesotho stood at 171 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.4% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — yield in Lesotho peaked at 1,885 kg/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 132.9 kg/ha, in 2014.
That places Lesotho 126th out of 127 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.
Beans, dry — Yield in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 280 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 280 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 320 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 200 kg/ha | -37.5% |
| 1965 | 229.6 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 333.7 kg/ha | +45.3% |
| 1967 | 258.2 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 1968 | 254.6 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 257 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 226.1 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 235.3 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 200 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 1973 | 285.7 kg/ha | +42.8% |
| 1974 | 380.7 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 476.9 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 1976 | 291.7 kg/ha | -38.8% |
| 1977 | 1,425 kg/ha | +388.5% |
| 1978 | 974.4 kg/ha | -31.6% |
| 1979 | 822.6 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1980 | 518.1 kg/ha | -37.0% |
| 1981 | 476.9 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 361.4 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 1983 | 346.2 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 163.1 kg/ha | -52.9% |
| 1985 | 340.4 kg/ha | +108.7% |
| 1986 | 223 kg/ha | -34.5% |
| 1987 | 259.7 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1988 | 318 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 1989 | 541.9 kg/ha | +70.4% |
| 1990 | 1,885 kg/ha | +247.8% |
| 1991 | 335.6 kg/ha | -82.2% |
| 1992 | 291.8 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 347.6 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 321.3 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 1,238 kg/ha | +285.3% |
| 1996 | 659.1 kg/ha | -46.8% |
| 1997 | 1,040 kg/ha | +57.7% |
| 1998 | 1,117 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 796.6 kg/ha | -28.7% |
| 2000 | 799.9 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 635.5 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 602.1 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 331.3 kg/ha | -45.0% |
| 2004 | 563.7 kg/ha | +70.1% |
| 2005 | 280.5 kg/ha | -50.2% |
| 2006 | 155.3 kg/ha | -44.6% |
| 2007 | 266.6 kg/ha | +71.7% |
| 2008 | 260.1 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 433 kg/ha | +66.5% |
| 2010 | 331 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 402.4 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 331.6 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 178 kg/ha | -46.3% |
| 2014 | 132.9 kg/ha | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 253.4 kg/ha | +90.7% |
| 2016 | 418 kg/ha | +65.0% |
| 2017 | 311.7 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 296.9 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 387.5 kg/ha | +30.5% |
| 2020 | 430.1 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 302.6 kg/ha | -29.6% |
| 2022 | 325.8 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 264.8 kg/ha | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 171 kg/ha | -35.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 171 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 814.55 kg/ha, 21% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 171 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 699.55 kg/ha, 24% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +388.5% | 291.7 kg/ha | 1,425 kg/ha |
| 1995 | +285.3% | 321.3 kg/ha | 1,238 kg/ha |
| 1990 | +247.8% | 541.9 kg/ha | 1,885 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 268.12 kg/ha | 200 kg/ha | 333.7 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 531.84 kg/ha | 200 kg/ha | 1,425 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 354.87 kg/ha | 163.1 kg/ha | 541.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 803.12 kg/ha | 291.8 kg/ha | 1,885 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 432.8 kg/ha | 155.3 kg/ha | 799.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 304.34 kg/ha | 132.9 kg/ha | 418 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 298.86 kg/ha | 171 kg/ha | 430.1 kg/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 beans, dry — yield in Lesotho?
- Beans, dry — yield in Lesotho was 171 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — yield recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,885 kg/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — yield recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 132.9 kg/ha in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for beans, dry — yield?
- Lesotho ranks 126th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — yield rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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 Beans, dry — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.