Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Lesotho is 0 tonnes per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0055 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 2017.
Lesotho ranks 136th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -75.3% |
| 2015 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 tonnes per person. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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- 136 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes per person compare
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- 136 Congo 0 tonnes per person
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- 136 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
- 136 Djibouti 0 tonnes per person compare
- 136 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
- 136 Gabon 0 tonnes per person compare
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- 136 Kiribati 0 tonnes per person compare
- 136 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
- 136 Saint Lucia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 136 Moldova 0 tonnes per person compare
- 136 Maldives 0 tonnes per person compare
- 136 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
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- 136 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes per person
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- 136 Seychelles 0 tonnes per person
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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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Lesotho?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Lesotho was 0 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 136th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.