Pulses — Food supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Pulses — Food supply was 21,362 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses — Food supply in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses — food supply in Lesotho stood at 21,362 million Kcal.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in Lesotho peaked at 47,407 million Kcal in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11,015 million Kcal, in 2014.
Lesotho ranks 147th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Food supply in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 47,407 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 43,259 million Kcal | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 42,411 million Kcal | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 22,322 million Kcal | -47.4% |
| 2014 | 11,015 million Kcal | -50.7% |
| 2015 | 12,911 million Kcal | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 19,258 million Kcal | +49.2% |
| 2017 | 29,786 million Kcal | +54.7% |
| 2018 | 18,704 million Kcal | -37.2% |
| 2019 | 20,071 million Kcal | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 17,938 million Kcal | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 30,092 million Kcal | +67.8% |
| 2022 | 24,878 million Kcal | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 21,362 million Kcal | -14.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 21,362 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 184,859 million Kcal, 12% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 21,362 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 203,387 million Kcal, 11% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26,714 million Kcal | 11,015 million Kcal | 47,407 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,568 million Kcal | 17,938 million Kcal | 30,092 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 145 Jamaica 24,773 million Kcal compare
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- 148 Ireland 20,588 million Kcal compare
- 149 China, Hong Kong SAR 20,295 million Kcal compare
- 150 Botswana 20,241 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 pulses — food supply in Lesotho?
- Pulses — food supply in Lesotho was 21,362 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 47,407 million Kcal in 2010.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,015 million Kcal in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for pulses — food supply?
- Lesotho ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pulses — 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.