Change of cereal yield vs land used in Lesotho
Lesotho: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 0.6035 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6035
Change on year
down 24.9%
World rank
181st
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.51
in 1977
All-time low
0.3745
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield vs land used in Lesotho stood at 0.6035.
The figure is down 24.9% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Lesotho peaked at 1.51 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.3745, in 2008.
Lesotho ranks 181st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8362 | — |
| 1962 | 0.8147 | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.8133 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8096 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7562 | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7993 | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.747 | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6802 | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6804 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6055 | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6228 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3751 | -39.8% |
| 1973 | 0.588 | +56.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9095 | +54.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7031 | -22.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6401 | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 1.51 | +135.5% |
| 1978 | 1.4 | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 1.14 | -18.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9598 | -15.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8309 | -13.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6644 | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6798 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6489 | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7206 | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6794 | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6018 | -11.4% |
| 1988 | 0.831 | +38.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9194 | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 1.04 | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4603 | -55.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6121 | +33.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9726 | +58.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8182 | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7764 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.18 | +52.4% |
| 1997 | 1.02 | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 1.35 | +33.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9433 | -30.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7188 | -23.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9955 | +38.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7363 | -26.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6091 | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5954 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6868 | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4908 | -28.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4144 | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3745 | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4022 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9091 | +126.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6643 | -26.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6556 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.769 | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6832 | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6615 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4714 | -28.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9902 | +110.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7159 | -27.7% |
| 2019 | 0.705 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4368 | -38.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9726 | +122.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7289 | -25.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8035 | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6035 | -24.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.6035 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02, 30% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.6035 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34, 45% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 | 1.51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7708 | 0.6802 | 0.8362 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8493 | 0.3751 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7536 | 0.6018 | 0.9598 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9172 | 0.4603 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6024 | 0.3745 | 0.9955 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7225 | 0.4714 | 0.9902 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7091 | 0.4368 | 0.9726 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1831 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0072 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3524 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Lesotho?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Lesotho was 0.6035 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 in 1977.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3745 in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Lesotho ranks 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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