Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) was 0.4 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) in Lesotho, 2017–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.4 million No for number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Lesotho ranks 72nd of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.3 million No | — |
| 2018 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 million No | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 million No | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3333 million No | 0.3 million No | 0.4 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.4 million No | 0.4 million No | 0.4 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 70 Azerbaijan 0.5 million No compare
- 70 Namibia 0.5 million No compare
- 72 Belgium 0.4 million No compare
- 72 Botswana 0.4 million No compare
- 72 Gambia 0.4 million No compare
- 72 Guinea-Bissau 0.4 million No compare
- 72 New Zealand 0.4 million No compare
- 72 Palestine, State of 0.4 million No compare
- 72 Portugal 0.4 million No compare
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 number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) in Lesotho?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) in Lesotho was 0.4 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 million No in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 million No in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million)?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.