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 136th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
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
- 133 Lao People's Democratic Republic 26,765 million Kcal compare
- 134 Jamaica 24,773 million Kcal compare
- 135 Cabo Verde 22,389 million Kcal compare
- 137 Ireland 20,588 million Kcal compare
- 138 China, Hong Kong SAR 20,295 million Kcal compare
- 139 Botswana 20,241 million Kcal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture share gdp 6.49 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.49 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.31 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 166.92 million current US$ (2025)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 35,490 An (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 136th out of 182 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.