Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) was 3 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 3 % for incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in Lesotho peaked at 3.1 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.37 %, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 70th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.37 % | — |
| 2001 | 2.38 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.37 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.38 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.44 % | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.42 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.45 % | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.41 % | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.69 % | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 2.79 % | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 2.83 % | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.81 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.04 % | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 3.03 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.04 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.93 % | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.9 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.91 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.1 % | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 3.04 % | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 3.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 % | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4 % | 2.37 % | 2.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 % | 2.69 % | 3.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.03 % | 3 % | 3.1 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 71 Madagascar 2.99 % compare
- 72 Jamaica 2.97 % compare
- 72 United Arab Emirates 2.97 % 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 incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in Lesotho?
- Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in Lesotho was 3 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 % in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent)?
- Lesotho ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.