Cigarettes — Import quantity in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cigarettes — Import quantity was 99.79 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Lesotho, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 99.79 t for cigarettes — import quantity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.8% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cigarettes — import quantity in Lesotho peaked at 4,766 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 99.79 t, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 140th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,687 t | 201.51 t | 4,766 t | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,768 t | 99.79 t | 2,767 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture share gdp 6.49 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.49 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.31 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 166.92 million current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 0.8041 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cigarettes — import quantity in Lesotho?
- Cigarettes — import quantity in Lesotho was 99.79 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4,766 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.79 t in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for cigarettes — import quantity?
- Lesotho ranks 140th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cigarettes — import quantity rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cigarettes — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.