Palm Oil — Food in Lesotho
Lesotho: Palm Oil — Food was 1 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Palm Oil — Food in Lesotho, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1 1000 t for palm oil — food in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, palm oil — food in Lesotho peaked at 1 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 t, in 2014.
Lesotho ranks 100th of 137 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.
Palm Oil — Food in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 1000 t | — |
| 2015 | 0 1000 t | — |
| 2016 | 0 1000 t | — |
| 2017 | 0 1000 t | — |
| 2018 | 0 1000 t | — |
| 2019 | 0 1000 t | — |
| 2020 | 1 1000 t | — |
| 2021 | 1 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 t | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 1 1000 t | — |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1 1000 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37 1000 t, 3% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1 1000 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.5 1000 t, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 1000 t | 0 1000 t | 0 1000 t | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.75 1000 t | 0 1000 t | 1 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 97 Solomon Islands 3 1000 t compare
- 98 Qatar 2 1000 t compare
- 98 Eswatini 2 1000 t compare
- 100 Sao Tome and Principe 1 1000 t compare
- 100 Micronesia 1 1000 t compare
- 100 Vanuatu 1 1000 t compare
- 100 Suriname 1 1000 t compare
- 100 Cabo Verde 1 1000 t compare
- 100 Samoa 1 1000 t compare
- 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1000 t compare
- 100 Mauritius 1 1000 t compare
- 100 Polynesia 1 1000 t 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 palm oil — food in Lesotho?
- Palm oil — food in Lesotho was 1 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest palm oil — food recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1 1000 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest palm oil — food recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 t in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for palm oil — food?
- Lesotho ranks 100th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Palm Oil — Food. 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.