Miscellaneous — Energy supply — Value in Lesotho
Lesotho: Miscellaneous — Energy supply — Value was 11 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Miscellaneous — Energy supply — Value in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, miscellaneous — energy supply — value in Lesotho stood at 11 kcal/cap/d.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — energy supply — value in Lesotho peaked at 41 kcal/cap/d in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.
Lesotho ranks 71st of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Miscellaneous — Energy supply — Value in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 0 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2012 | 0 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2013 | 7 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2014 | 9 kcal/cap/d | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 9 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 kcal/cap/d | +66.7% |
| 2017 | 41 kcal/cap/d | +173.3% |
| 2018 | 11 kcal/cap/d | -73.2% |
| 2019 | 9 kcal/cap/d | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 7 kcal/cap/d | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 11 kcal/cap/d | +57.1% |
| 2022 | 10 kcal/cap/d | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 11 kcal/cap/d | +10.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 11 kcal/cap/d is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6 kcal/cap/d, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 11 kcal/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5 kcal/cap/d, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.1 kcal/cap/d | 0 kcal/cap/d | 41 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.75 kcal/cap/d | 7 kcal/cap/d | 11 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
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 miscellaneous — energy supply — value in Lesotho?
- Miscellaneous — energy supply — value in Lesotho was 11 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — energy supply — value recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 41 kcal/cap/d in 2017.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — energy supply — value recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for miscellaneous — energy supply — value?
- Lesotho ranks 71st out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — energy supply — value rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Miscellaneous — Energy supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA 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 capita 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.