Potato yields in Lesotho
Lesotho: Potato yields was 17.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Lesotho stood at 17.89 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Lesotho peaked at 18.6 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1978.
Lesotho ranks 92nd of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.56 tonnes per hectare | 14 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.26 tonnes per hectare | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.11 tonnes per hectare | 14.29 tonnes per hectare | 15.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.84 tonnes per hectare | 14.86 tonnes per hectare | 17.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.37 tonnes per hectare | 15.96 tonnes per hectare | 16.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.26 tonnes per hectare | 16.43 tonnes per hectare | 18.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.81 tonnes per hectare | 17.5 tonnes per hectare | 17.99 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 potato yields in Lesotho?
- Potato yields in Lesotho was 17.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- How does Lesotho rank for potato yields?
- Lesotho ranks 92nd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.