Peas — Food supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Peas — Food supply was 5,586 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Peas — Food supply in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 5,586 million Kcal for peas — food supply in 2023.
The figure is up 36.6% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas — food supply in Lesotho peaked at 17,450 million Kcal in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,352 million Kcal, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 112th of 190 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.
Peas — Food supply in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17,450 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 15,653 million Kcal | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 16,989 million Kcal | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 6,929 million Kcal | -59.2% |
| 2014 | 5,047 million Kcal | -27.2% |
| 2015 | 4,233 million Kcal | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 9,253 million Kcal | +118.6% |
| 2017 | 8,858 million Kcal | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 5,401 million Kcal | -39.0% |
| 2019 | 5,146 million Kcal | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 3,352 million Kcal | -34.9% |
| 2021 | 6,930 million Kcal | +106.7% |
| 2022 | 4,088 million Kcal | -41.0% |
| 2023 | 5,586 million Kcal | +36.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 5,586 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,778 million Kcal, 3.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 5,586 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,334 million Kcal, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9,496 million Kcal | 4,233 million Kcal | 17,450 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,989 million Kcal | 3,352 million Kcal | 6,930 million Kcal | 4 |
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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 — food supply in Lesotho?
- Peas — food supply in Lesotho was 5,586 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 17,450 million Kcal in 2010.
- What is the lowest peas — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,352 million Kcal in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for peas — food supply?
- Lesotho ranks 112th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is peas — food supply rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 — 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.