Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0032 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0032 ha per person for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0037 ha per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 1965.
That places Lesotho 34th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 ha per person | +21.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 ha per person | +53.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 ha per person | +29.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 ha per person | +21.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 0.001 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.001 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 ha per person | +23.3% |
| 1992 | 0.002 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.003 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0032 ha per person | -1.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0032 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0032 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 ha per person, 3.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +53.4% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Lesotho?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0032 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 ha per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 1965.
- How does Lesotho rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 34th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.