Peas, dry — Area harvested in Lesotho
Lesotho: Peas, dry — Area harvested was 605 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for peas, dry — area harvested in Lesotho is 605 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 36.5% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas, dry — area harvested in Lesotho peaked at 16,871 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 243 ha, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 84th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,871 ha | — |
| 1962 | 12,000 ha | -28.9% |
| 1963 | 11,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 13,200 ha | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 12,800 ha | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 12,100 ha | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 11,126 ha | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 10,485 ha | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 12,195 ha | +16.3% |
| 1971 | 12,000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 10,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10,200 ha | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 9,982 ha | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 10,134 ha | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 7,099 ha | -29.9% |
| 1978 | 4,348 ha | -38.8% |
| 1979 | 5,702 ha | +31.1% |
| 1980 | 5,882 ha | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 4,682 ha | -20.4% |
| 1982 | 9,180 ha | +96.1% |
| 1983 | 8,691 ha | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 7,900 ha | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 7,257 ha | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 3,502 ha | -51.7% |
| 1987 | 3,803 ha | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 5,329 ha | +40.1% |
| 1989 | 1,505 ha | -71.8% |
| 1990 | 11,859 ha | +688.0% |
| 1991 | 10,828 ha | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 3,509 ha | -67.6% |
| 1993 | 1,710 ha | -51.3% |
| 1994 | 4,407 ha | +157.7% |
| 1995 | 3,743 ha | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 4,408 ha | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 4,514 ha | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 7,481 ha | +65.7% |
| 1999 | 7,535 ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 6,421 ha | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 7,814 ha | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 11,307 ha | +44.7% |
| 2003 | 9,076 ha | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 3,456 ha | -61.9% |
| 2005 | 4,447 ha | +28.7% |
| 2006 | 4,447 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,851 ha | -58.4% |
| 2008 | 1,641 ha | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 2,032 ha | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 2,107 ha | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1,340 ha | -36.4% |
| 2012 | 1,279 ha | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 1,433 ha | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 831 ha | -42.0% |
| 2015 | 1,071 ha | +28.9% |
| 2016 | 1,029 ha | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 1,459 ha | +41.8% |
| 2018 | 1,221 ha | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 243 ha | -80.1% |
| 2020 | 1,770 ha | +628.4% |
| 2021 | 923 ha | -47.9% |
| 2022 | 1,371 ha | +48.5% |
| 2023 | 953 ha | -30.5% |
| 2024 | 605 ha | -36.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 605 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,410 ha, 9% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 605 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,457 ha, 6% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Peas, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +688.0% | 1,505 ha | 11,859 ha |
| 2020 | +628.4% | 243 ha | 1,770 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,287 ha | 10,485 ha | 16,871 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,166 ha | 4,348 ha | 12,195 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,773 ha | 1,505 ha | 9,180 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,999 ha | 1,710 ha | 11,859 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,249 ha | 1,641 ha | 11,307 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,201 ha | 243 ha | 2,107 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,124 ha | 605 ha | 1,770 ha | 5 |
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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 peas, dry — area harvested in Lesotho?
- Peas, dry — area harvested in Lesotho was 605 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 16,871 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 243 ha in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for peas, dry — area harvested?
- Lesotho ranks 84th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Peas, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.