Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1557 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Lesotho is 0.1557 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.2375 tonnes per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0277 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0277 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0596 tonnes per person | +102.6% |
| 1964 | 0.053 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0738 tonnes per person | +39.0% |
| 1966 | 0.093 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 1967 | 0.047 tonnes per person | -49.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0664 tonnes per person | +41.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0875 tonnes per person | +31.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0775 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0767 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0713 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0883 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1974 | 0.081 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0684 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.095 tonnes per person | +38.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1147 tonnes per person | +20.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1303 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1274 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.118 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1084 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1234 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1649 tonnes per person | +33.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1482 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0757 tonnes per person | -48.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1242 tonnes per person | +64.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0945 tonnes per person | -23.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1351 tonnes per person | +42.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1087 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1232 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1824 tonnes per person | +48.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1991 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1961 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1899 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1578 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2089 tonnes per person | +32.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1549 tonnes per person | -25.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1752 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1308 tonnes per person | -25.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1093 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1045 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1514 tonnes per person | +44.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1375 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1167 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0973 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1265 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 2007 | 0.15 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2375 tonnes per person | +58.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2358 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1889 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2066 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2168 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1517 tonnes per person | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1784 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1516 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1798 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 0.21 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 0.12 tonnes per person | -42.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1177 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1472 tonnes per person | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1154 tonnes per person | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1304 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1557 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1557 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1557 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0597 tonnes per person | 0.0277 tonnes per person | 0.093 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0931 tonnes per person | 0.0684 tonnes per person | 0.1303 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1201 tonnes per person | 0.0757 tonnes per person | 0.1649 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1718 tonnes per person | 0.1232 tonnes per person | 0.2089 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1466 tonnes per person | 0.0973 tonnes per person | 0.2375 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1721 tonnes per person | 0.1177 tonnes per person | 0.2168 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1372 tonnes per person | 0.1154 tonnes per person | 0.1557 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Lesotho?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Lesotho was 0.1557 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2375 tonnes per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0277 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.