Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply was 4,815 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 4,815 million Kcal for beverages, alcoholic — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of down 51.4% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beverages, alcoholic — food supply in Lesotho peaked at 9,914 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,917 million Kcal, in 2016.
Lesotho ranks 140th of 192 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.
Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,377 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 5,377 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,220 million Kcal | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 3,518 million Kcal | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 3,384 million Kcal | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 4,961 million Kcal | +46.6% |
| 2016 | 2,917 million Kcal | -41.2% |
| 2017 | 3,725 million Kcal | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 3,047 million Kcal | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 4,654 million Kcal | +52.7% |
| 2020 | 5,266 million Kcal | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 7,403 million Kcal | +40.6% |
| 2022 | 9,914 million Kcal | +33.9% |
| 2023 | 4,815 million Kcal | -51.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 4,815 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14,911 million Kcal, 32% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 4,815 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,922 million Kcal, 35% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,118 million Kcal | 2,917 million Kcal | 5,377 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,849 million Kcal | 4,815 million Kcal | 9,914 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 137 Qatar 5,379 million Kcal compare
- 138 Tajikistan 5,143 million Kcal compare
- 139 Burkina Faso 4,877 million Kcal compare
- 141 Suriname 4,697 million Kcal compare
- 142 Guinea-Bissau 3,938 million Kcal compare
- 143 Belize 3,917 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 beverages, alcoholic — food supply in Lesotho?
- Beverages, alcoholic — food supply in Lesotho was 4,815 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beverages, alcoholic — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 9,914 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest beverages, alcoholic — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,917 million Kcal in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for beverages, alcoholic — food supply?
- Lesotho ranks 140th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beverages, alcoholic — food supply rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. 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 Beverages, Alcoholic — 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.