Fish, Seafood — Food supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Fish, Seafood — Food supply was 3,359 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fish, Seafood — Food supply in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, fish, seafood — food supply in Lesotho stood at 3,359 million Kcal.
That represents a change of up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fish, seafood — food supply in Lesotho peaked at 5,294 million Kcal in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,420 million Kcal, in 2010.
Lesotho ranks 181st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Fish, Seafood — Food supply in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,420 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 2,800 million Kcal | +97.3% |
| 2012 | 2,566 million Kcal | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 2,506 million Kcal | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 5,294 million Kcal | +111.2% |
| 2015 | 2,607 million Kcal | -50.8% |
| 2016 | 3,772 million Kcal | +44.7% |
| 2017 | 4,316 million Kcal | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 3,237 million Kcal | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 3,663 million Kcal | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 4,185 million Kcal | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 3,359 million Kcal | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 3,359 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,359 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 3,359 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90,552 million Kcal, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 3,359 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65,922 million Kcal, 5% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,218 million Kcal | 1,420 million Kcal | 5,294 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,565 million Kcal | 3,359 million Kcal | 4,185 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 178 Bhutan 4,016 million Kcal compare
- 179 Guinea-Bissau 3,578 million Kcal compare
- 180 Eswatini 3,485 million Kcal compare
- 182 Belize 3,319 million Kcal compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 3,290 million Kcal compare
- 184 Antigua and Barbuda 3,288 million Kcal 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 fish, seafood — food supply in Lesotho?
- Fish, seafood — food supply in Lesotho was 3,359 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fish, seafood — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5,294 million Kcal in 2014.
- What is the lowest fish, seafood — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,420 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for fish, seafood — food supply?
- Lesotho ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fish, seafood — food supply rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fish, Seafood — 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.