Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 0.8041 kg per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8041 kg per hectare
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
168th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.51 kg per hectare
in 1977
All-time low
0.3745 kg per hectare
in 2008
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8362 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8147 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.8133 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8096 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7562 kg per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7993 kg per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.747 kg per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6802 kg per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6804 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6055 kg per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6228 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3751 kg per hectare | -39.8% |
| 1973 | 0.588 kg per hectare | +56.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9095 kg per hectare | +54.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7031 kg per hectare | -22.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6401 kg per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 1.51 kg per hectare | +135.5% |
| 1978 | 1.4 kg per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 1.14 kg per hectare | -18.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9598 kg per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8309 kg per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6644 kg per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6798 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6489 kg per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7206 kg per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6794 kg per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6018 kg per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1988 | 0.831 kg per hectare | +38.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9194 kg per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 1.04 kg per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4603 kg per hectare | -55.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6121 kg per hectare | +33.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9726 kg per hectare | +58.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8182 kg per hectare | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7764 kg per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.18 kg per hectare | +52.4% |
| 1997 | 1.02 kg per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 1.35 kg per hectare | +33.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9433 kg per hectare | -30.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7188 kg per hectare | -23.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9955 kg per hectare | +38.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7363 kg per hectare | -26.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6091 kg per hectare | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5954 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6868 kg per hectare | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4908 kg per hectare | -28.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4144 kg per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3745 kg per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4022 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9091 kg per hectare | +126.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6643 kg per hectare | -26.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6556 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.769 kg per hectare | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6832 kg per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6615 kg per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4714 kg per hectare | -28.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9902 kg per hectare | +110.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7159 kg per hectare | -27.7% |
| 2019 | 0.705 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4367 kg per hectare | -38.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9725 kg per hectare | +122.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7289 kg per hectare | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8041 kg per hectare | +10.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.8041 kg per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.09 kg per hectare, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.8041 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 kg per hectare, 60% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 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 | +135.5% | 0.6401 kg per hectare | 1.51 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | +126.0% | 0.4022 kg per hectare | 0.9091 kg per hectare |
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 (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 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.