Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 11.86 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
11.86 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 20.8%
World rank
96th
of 189 countries
All-time high
15.38 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
0.6917 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Lesotho stood at 11.86 tonnes per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Lesotho peaked at 15.38 tonnes per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6917 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 96th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6917 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7576 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 1.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +108.7% |
| 1964 | 1.45 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1965 | 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1966 | 2.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1967 | 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -47.6% |
| 1968 | 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 1969 | 2.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 1970 | 2.6 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 2.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 2.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 3.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1974 | 3.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1976 | 3.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +43.4% |
| 1977 | 4.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1978 | 5.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 5.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 5.47 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 5.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 6.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 8.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1984 | 7.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 4.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 1986 | 6.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +68.3% |
| 1987 | 5.3 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 7.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +46.0% |
| 1989 | 6.36 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1990 | 7.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 11.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 1992 | 12.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 12.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 10.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 13.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1997 | 10.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1998 | 11.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 8.63 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2000 | 7.21 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 6.88 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 9.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 2003 | 8.99 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 7.58 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 6.26 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 8.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2007 | 9.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 15.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +59.4% |
| 2009 | 15.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 13.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 14.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 10.28 tonnes per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2014 | 12.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 10.51 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 12.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 14.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 8.63 tonnes per square kilometre | -42.2% |
| 2019 | 8.56 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2021 | 8.6 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 9.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 11.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 11.86 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 11.86 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.57 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6917 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.92 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 93 Mexico 12.91 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 94 Syria 12.8 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 95 Guinea-Bissau 12.2 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 97 North Macedonia 11.78 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 98 Uzbekistan 11.55 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 99 France 11.47 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square in Lesotho?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Lesotho was 11.86 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 15.38 tonnes per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6917 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Lesotho ranks 96th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.