Dates — Food supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Dates — Food supply was 153.99 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Dates — Food supply in Lesotho, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dates — food supply in Lesotho is 153.99 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.3% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — food supply in Lesotho peaked at 998.26 million Kcal in 2015 and was at its lowest, 93.17 million Kcal, in 2022.
That places Lesotho 119th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 583.31 million Kcal | 156.87 million Kcal | 998.26 million Kcal | 6 |
| 2020s | 136.54 million Kcal | 93.17 million Kcal | 168.35 million Kcal | 4 |
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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)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 35,490 An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dates — food supply in Lesotho?
- Dates — food supply in Lesotho was 153.99 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 998.26 million Kcal in 2015.
- What is the lowest dates — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.17 million Kcal in 2022.
- How does Lesotho rank for dates — food supply?
- Lesotho ranks 119th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dates — food supply rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. 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 Dates — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.