Miscellaneous — Food supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Miscellaneous — Food supply was 9,145 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 9,145 million Kcal for miscellaneous — food supply in 2023.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — food supply in Lesotho peaked at 32,573 million Kcal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11 million Kcal, in 2011.
Lesotho ranks 112th of 177 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,878 million Kcal | 11 million Kcal | 32,573 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,976 million Kcal | 5,916 million Kcal | 9,145 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture share gdp 6.49 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.49 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.31 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 166.92 million current US$ (2025)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 35,490 An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is miscellaneous — food supply in Lesotho?
- Miscellaneous — food supply in Lesotho was 9,145 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 32,573 million Kcal in 2017.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for miscellaneous — food supply?
- Lesotho ranks 112th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — food supply rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.5%. 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 — Food supply (kcal). 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.