Pea yields in Lesotho
Lesotho: Pea yields was 0.2529 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2529 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 32.5%
World rank
99th
of 99 countries
All-time high
1.2 tonnes per hectare
in 1979
All-time low
0.0096 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 99th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Pea yields in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7127 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5909 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5455 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5909 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5518 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5829 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4526 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3656 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4167 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | -28.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7037 tonnes per hectare | +75.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5798 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5687 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9906 tonnes per hectare | +74.2% |
| 1978 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7756 tonnes per hectare | -35.5% |
| 1981 | 0.683 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4929 tonnes per hectare | -27.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3874 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4606 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4516 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4289 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3857 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4811 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9787 tonnes per hectare | +103.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2362 tonnes per hectare | -75.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0747 tonnes per hectare | -68.4% |
| 1992 | 0.56 tonnes per hectare | +649.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5433 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3086 tonnes per hectare | -43.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2872 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9181 tonnes per hectare | +219.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7512 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6555 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8532 tonnes per hectare | +30.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7475 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8228 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3383 tonnes per hectare | -58.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2994 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4332 tonnes per hectare | +44.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4158 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4441 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2993 tonnes per hectare | -32.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5996 tonnes per hectare | +100.3% |
| 2009 | 0.689 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6516 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5082 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4527 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4298 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3357 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2577 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3237 tonnes per hectare | +25.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6073 tonnes per hectare | +87.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3931 tonnes per hectare | -35.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5885 tonnes per hectare | +49.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0096 tonnes per hectare | -98.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5125 tonnes per hectare | +5238.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3421 tonnes per hectare | -33.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3746 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2529 tonnes per hectare | -32.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2529 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.33 tonnes per hectare, 19% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2529 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6425 tonnes per hectare, 39% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pea yields in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +5238.5% | 0.0096 tonnes per hectare | 0.5125 tonnes per hectare |
| 1992 | +649.7% | 0.0747 tonnes per hectare | 0.56 tonnes per hectare |
| 1996 | +219.7% | 0.2872 tonnes per hectare | 0.9181 tonnes per hectare |
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
- 96 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4062 tonnes per hectare compare
- 97 Israel 0.3602 tonnes per hectare compare
- 98 Mauritania 0.2995 tonnes per hectare 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 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 99th out of 99 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.