Oilcrops — Food supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Oilcrops — Food supply was 4,446 million Kcal in 2023. ▬ Flat
Oilcrops — Food supply in Lesotho, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops — food supply in Lesotho is 4,446 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops — food supply in Lesotho peaked at 9,827 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4,380 million Kcal, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Oilcrops — Food supply in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4,722 million Kcal | — |
| 2015 | 4,754 million Kcal | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5,750 million Kcal | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 5,838 million Kcal | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 9,827 million Kcal | +68.3% |
| 2019 | 5,781 million Kcal | -41.2% |
| 2020 | 5,169 million Kcal | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 4,380 million Kcal | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 7,140 million Kcal | +63.0% |
| 2023 | 4,446 million Kcal | -37.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 4,446 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,711 million Kcal, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 4,446 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 193,814 million Kcal, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,112 million Kcal | 4,722 million Kcal | 9,827 million Kcal | 6 |
| 2020s | 5,284 million Kcal | 4,380 million Kcal | 7,140 million Kcal | 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 oilcrops — food supply in Lesotho?
- Oilcrops — food supply in Lesotho was 4,446 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 9,827 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest oilcrops — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,380 million Kcal in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for oilcrops — food supply?
- Lesotho ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops — food supply rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops — 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.