Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 0.6035 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Lesotho is 0.6035 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 24.9% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Lesotho peaked at 1.51 tonnes per hectare in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.3745 tonnes per hectare, in 2008.
Lesotho ranks 180th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7708 tonnes per hectare | 0.6802 tonnes per hectare | 0.8362 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8493 tonnes per hectare | 0.3751 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7536 tonnes per hectare | 0.6018 tonnes per hectare | 0.9598 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9172 tonnes per hectare | 0.4603 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6024 tonnes per hectare | 0.3745 tonnes per hectare | 0.9955 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7225 tonnes per hectare | 0.4714 tonnes per hectare | 0.9902 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7091 tonnes per hectare | 0.4368 tonnes per hectare | 0.9726 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Lesotho?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Lesotho was 0.6035 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3745 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Lesotho ranks 180th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.