Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0382 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0382 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 40.9% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.1815 ha per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0145 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 31st out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1779 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1727 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1676 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1628 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1815 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1588 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1619 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.165 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1445 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1268 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1278 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1005 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1015 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1106 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0889 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0677 ha per person | -23.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0623 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0766 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0822 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0785 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0862 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0767 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0675 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0739 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0727 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0732 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0836 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0996 ha per person | +19.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0738 ha per person | -25.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0862 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0491 ha per person | -43.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0563 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0544 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0896 ha per person | +64.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0394 ha per person | -56.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0765 ha per person | +94.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0725 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0451 ha per person | -37.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0661 ha per person | +46.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0787 ha per person | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0887 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0689 ha per person | -22.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0642 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0647 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0575 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0635 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0633 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0697 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0693 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0708 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0574 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0624 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.051 ha per person | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0638 ha per person | +25.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0475 ha per person | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0192 ha per person | -59.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0769 ha per person | +299.8% |
| 2018 | 0.058 ha per person | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0145 ha per person | -75.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0213 ha per person | +47.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0382 ha per person | +79.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0392 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0646 ha per person | +64.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0382 ha per person | -40.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0382 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 2.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0382 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +299.8% | 0.0192 ha per person | 0.0769 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1658 ha per person | 0.1445 ha per person | 0.1815 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0945 ha per person | 0.0623 ha per person | 0.1278 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0786 ha per person | 0.0675 ha per person | 0.0996 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0635 ha per person | 0.0394 ha per person | 0.0896 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0689 ha per person | 0.0575 ha per person | 0.0887 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0521 ha per person | 0.0145 ha per person | 0.0769 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0403 ha per person | 0.0213 ha per person | 0.0646 ha per person | 5 |
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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 (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Lesotho?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0382 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1815 ha per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0145 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 31st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.