Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 0.8041 kg per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.8041 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho peaked at 1.51 kg per hectare in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.3745 kg per hectare, in 2008.
That places Lesotho 168th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7708 kg per hectare | 0.6802 kg per hectare | 0.8362 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8493 kg per hectare | 0.3751 kg per hectare | 1.51 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7536 kg per hectare | 0.6018 kg per hectare | 0.9598 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9172 kg per hectare | 0.4603 kg per hectare | 1.35 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6024 kg per hectare | 0.3745 kg per hectare | 0.9955 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7225 kg per hectare | 0.4714 kg per hectare | 0.9902 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7356 kg per hectare | 0.4367 kg per hectare | 0.9725 kg per hectare | 4 |
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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. gdp per capita in Lesotho?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho was 0.8041 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 kg per hectare in 1977.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3745 kg per hectare in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 168th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.