Corn yields in Lesotho
Lesotho: Corn yields was 0.6327 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn yields in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn yields in Lesotho stood at 0.6327 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Lesotho peaked at 1.57 tonnes per hectare in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.4159 tonnes per hectare, in 2009.
Lesotho ranks 168th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7656 tonnes per hectare | 0.6822 tonnes per hectare | 0.8148 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8471 tonnes per hectare | 0.5146 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8073 tonnes per hectare | 0.6664 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9276 tonnes per hectare | 0.5408 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6252 tonnes per hectare | 0.4159 tonnes per hectare | 0.8913 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7541 tonnes per hectare | 0.468 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.754 tonnes per hectare | 0.4569 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 165 Somalia 0.69 tonnes per hectare compare
- 166 Mauritania 0.6429 tonnes per hectare compare
- 167 Vanuatu 0.6362 tonnes per hectare compare
- 169 Botswana 0.6 tonnes per hectare compare
- 170 Cape Verde 0.0403 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 166.92 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 177,933 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Lesotho?
- Corn yields in Lesotho was 0.6327 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4159 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for corn yields?
- Lesotho ranks 168th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.