Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Lesotho
Lesotho: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 63 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Lesotho, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 63 for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Lesotho peaked at 117 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 39, in 1995.
Lesotho ranks 119th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 101 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 106 | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 103 | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 107 | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 115 | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 115 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 111 | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 117 | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 103 | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 94 | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 107 | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 81 | -24.3% |
| 1976 | 69 | -14.8% |
| 1977 | 61 | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 76 | +24.6% |
| 1979 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 69 | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 67 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 75 | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 86 | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 72 | -16.3% |
| 1987 | 90 | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 104 | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 80 | -23.1% |
| 1990 | 86 | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 54 | -37.2% |
| 1992 | 57 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 100 | +72.4% |
| 1995 | 39 | -61.0% |
| 1996 | 80 | +105.1% |
| 1997 | 75 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 47 | -37.3% |
| 1999 | 68 | +44.7% |
| 2000 | 77 | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 94 | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 75 | -20.2% |
| 2003 | 71 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 68 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 60 | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 84 | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 62 | -26.2% |
| 2008 | 70 | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 66 | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 70 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 58 | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 47 | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 52 | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 63 | +21.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 63 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191, 33% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 63 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 222, 28% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +105.1% | 39 | 80 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 105.44 | 100 | 115 | 9 |
| 1970s | 89.3 | 61 | 117 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.4 | 67 | 104 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.4 | 39 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.7 | 60 | 94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58 | 47 | 70 | 5 |
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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Lesotho?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Lesotho was 63 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 117 in 1971.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 1995.
- How does Lesotho rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Lesotho ranks 119th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).