Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Lesotho
Lesotho: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult was 61.2 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Lesotho, 2017–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Lesotho stood at 61.2 %. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 17th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 50.1 % | — |
| 2018 | 51.6 % | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 54 % | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 55.6 % | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 57.1 % | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 58.9 % | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 61.2 % | +3.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 61.2 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.85 %, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 61.2 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.45 %, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.9 % | 50.1 % | 54 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 58.2 % | 55.6 % | 61.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 14 Chad 64.3 % compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 62.5 % compare
- 16 Cabo Verde 32.1 % compare
- 16 Madagascar 61.5 % compare
- 18 Cameroon 60.7 % compare
- 19 Ethiopia 60.2 % compare
- 20 Jamaica 59 % 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 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Lesotho?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Lesotho was 61.2 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1 % in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult?
- Lesotho ranks 17th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.