Fruit Primary — Production, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Fruit Primary — Production, per square kilometre was 0.4926 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fruit Primary — Production, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, fruit primary — production, per square kilometre in Lesotho stood at 0.4926 t per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — production, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.6258 t per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3953 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Fruit Primary — Production, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3953 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3953 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3953 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3953 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3953 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4282 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4282 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4282 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4282 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4611 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.4611 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4611 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.527 t per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.527 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.527 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.527 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5599 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5599 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5599 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4941 t per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4941 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4941 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5929 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5929 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5929 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5929 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5929 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5929 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5929 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5833 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6258 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5929 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5426 t per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5206 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4941 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.527 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4941 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4282 t per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4611 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4776 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4941 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5105 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.527 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5435 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5567 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5764 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5929 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6258 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5903 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5629 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5517 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.527 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5115 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4992 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5062 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.508 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5049 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4998 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4952 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4896 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4949 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4932 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4926 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4099 t per square kilometre | 0.3953 t per square kilometre | 0.4282 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5171 t per square kilometre | 0.4611 t per square kilometre | 0.5599 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5632 t per square kilometre | 0.4941 t per square kilometre | 0.5929 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.527 t per square kilometre | 0.4282 t per square kilometre | 0.6258 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5495 t per square kilometre | 0.4776 t per square kilometre | 0.6258 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5166 t per square kilometre | 0.4952 t per square kilometre | 0.5629 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4926 t per square kilometre | 0.4896 t per square kilometre | 0.4949 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 146 Denmark 0.7665 t per square kilometre compare
- 147 New Caledonia 0.5687 t per square kilometre compare
- 148 Australia 0.5216 t per square kilometre compare
- 150 Ireland 0.4207 t per square kilometre compare
- 151 Libya 0.3914 t per square kilometre compare
- 152 Somalia 0.359 t per square kilometre 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 fruit primary — production, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Fruit primary — production, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.4926 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fruit primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6258 t per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3953 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for fruit primary — production, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fruit primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fruit Primary — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fruit Primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fruit Primary — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fruit Primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fruit Primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.