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 129th out of 164 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.
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 276.01 t | — |
| 2015 | 201.51 t | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 2,253 t | +1018.1% |
| 2017 | 4,766 t | +111.5% |
| 2018 | 668.36 t | -86.0% |
| 2019 | 1,958 t | +193.0% |
| 2020 | 2,767 t | +41.3% |
| 2021 | 2,289 t | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 1,915 t | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 99.79 t | -94.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 99.79 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 251.9 t, 40% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 99.79 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 462.16 t, 22% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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, 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 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 129th out of 164 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.