Beer — Food supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Beer — Food supply was 21,261 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beer — Food supply in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, beer — food supply in Lesotho stood at 21,261 million Kcal.
That represents a change of down 30.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer — food supply in Lesotho peaked at 30,765 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16,463 million Kcal, in 2010.
Lesotho ranks 124th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Beer — Food supply in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16,463 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 16,808 million Kcal | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 16,472 million Kcal | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 19,507 million Kcal | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 17,530 million Kcal | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 20,058 million Kcal | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 21,145 million Kcal | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 27,390 million Kcal | +29.5% |
| 2018 | 22,767 million Kcal | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 27,676 million Kcal | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 22,160 million Kcal | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 22,278 million Kcal | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 30,765 million Kcal | +38.1% |
| 2023 | 21,261 million Kcal | -30.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 21,261 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,863 million Kcal, 79% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 21,261 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64,709 million Kcal, 33% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20,582 million Kcal | 16,463 million Kcal | 27,676 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,116 million Kcal | 21,261 million Kcal | 30,765 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 121 Trinidad and Tobago 24,629 million Kcal compare
- 122 Luxembourg 22,822 million Kcal compare
- 123 Montenegro 21,374 million Kcal compare
- 125 Mauritius 20,435 million Kcal compare
- 126 Guinea 19,554 million Kcal compare
- 127 Bhutan 19,551 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)
- 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 beer — food supply in Lesotho?
- Beer — food supply in Lesotho was 21,261 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beer — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 30,765 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest beer — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,463 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for beer — food supply?
- Lesotho ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beer — food supply rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beer — 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.