Pea yields in Lesotho
Lesotho: Pea yields was 0.2529 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pea yields in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, pea yields in Lesotho stood at 0.2529 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 32.5% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pea yields in Lesotho peaked at 1.2 tonnes per hectare in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 tonnes per hectare, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 98th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5725 tonnes per hectare | 0.4526 tonnes per hectare | 0.7127 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6546 tonnes per hectare | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5525 tonnes per hectare | 0.3857 tonnes per hectare | 0.9787 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5188 tonnes per hectare | 0.0747 tonnes per hectare | 0.9181 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5089 tonnes per hectare | 0.2993 tonnes per hectare | 0.8228 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4548 tonnes per hectare | 0.2577 tonnes per hectare | 0.6516 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2983 tonnes per hectare | 0.0096 tonnes per hectare | 0.5125 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 95 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4062 tonnes per hectare compare
- 96 Israel 0.3602 tonnes per hectare compare
- 97 Mauritania 0.2995 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 166.92 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 177,933 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pea yields in Lesotho?
- Pea yields in Lesotho was 0.2529 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pea yields recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- What is the lowest pea yields recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for pea yields?
- Lesotho ranks 98th out of 98 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pea yields rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pea yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.