Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Pelagic Fish — Food supply was 2,201 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pelagic fish — food supply in Lesotho is 2,201 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food supply in Lesotho peaked at 3,847 million Kcal in 2014 and was at its lowest, 621.19 million Kcal, in 2018.
That places Lesotho 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 881.22 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 2,065 million Kcal | +134.3% |
| 2012 | 1,718 million Kcal | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 1,815 million Kcal | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 3,847 million Kcal | +111.9% |
| 2015 | 1,405 million Kcal | -63.5% |
| 2016 | 1,834 million Kcal | +30.6% |
| 2017 | 2,190 million Kcal | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 621.19 million Kcal | -71.6% |
| 2019 | 1,405 million Kcal | +126.2% |
| 2020 | 2,200 million Kcal | +56.5% |
| 2021 | 2,201 million Kcal | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,201 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,201 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2,201 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,323 million Kcal, 19% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2,201 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,396 million Kcal, 15% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,778 million Kcal | 621.19 million Kcal | 3,847 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,201 million Kcal | 2,200 million Kcal | 2,201 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 166 Rwanda 2,502 million Kcal compare
- 167 Guinea-Bissau 2,440 million Kcal compare
- 168 Mongolia 2,312 million Kcal compare
- 170 Belize 1,910 million Kcal compare
- 171 Saint Lucia 1,909 million Kcal compare
- 172 Montenegro 1,907 million Kcal 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 pelagic fish — food supply in Lesotho?
- Pelagic fish — food supply in Lesotho was 2,201 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,847 million Kcal in 2014.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 621.19 million Kcal in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for pelagic fish — food supply?
- Lesotho ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — food supply rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pelagic Fish — 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.