Maize and products — Domestic supply quantity in Lesotho
Lesotho: Maize and products — Domestic supply quantity was 234 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize and products — Domestic supply quantity in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 234 1000 t for maize and products — domestic supply quantity in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — domestic supply quantity in Lesotho peaked at 348 1000 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 213 1000 t, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 128th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Domestic supply quantity in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 344 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 348 1000 t | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 346 1000 t | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 319 1000 t | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 278 1000 t | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 270 1000 t | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 277 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 251 1000 t | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 279 1000 t | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 240 1000 t | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 213 1000 t | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 226 1000 t | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 221 1000 t | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 234 1000 t | +5.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 234 1000 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 827 1000 t, 28% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 234 1000 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 606 1000 t, 39% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 295.2 1000 t | 240 1000 t | 348 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 223.5 1000 t | 213 1000 t | 234 1000 t | 4 |
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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 maize and products — domestic supply quantity in Lesotho?
- Maize and products — domestic supply quantity in Lesotho was 234 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — domestic supply quantity recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 348 1000 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest maize and products — domestic supply quantity recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 213 1000 t in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for maize and products — domestic supply quantity?
- Lesotho ranks 128th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — domestic supply quantity rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize and products — Domestic supply quantity. 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.