Pulses, Other and products — Food supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Pulses, Other and products — Food supply was 1,152 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses, Other and products — Food supply in Lesotho, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses, other and products — food supply in Lesotho is 1,152 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 29.2% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, other and products — food supply in Lesotho peaked at 2,610 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 260.2 million Kcal, in 2015.
That places Lesotho 138th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Pulses, Other and products — Food supply in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 830.06 million Kcal | — |
| 2015 | 260.2 million Kcal | -68.7% |
| 2016 | 2,397 million Kcal | +821.2% |
| 2017 | 1,577 million Kcal | -34.2% |
| 2018 | 1,384 million Kcal | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 2,103 million Kcal | +51.9% |
| 2020 | 2,610 million Kcal | +24.1% |
| 2021 | 1,346 million Kcal | -48.4% |
| 2022 | 1,628 million Kcal | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 1,152 million Kcal | -29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,425 million Kcal | 260.2 million Kcal | 2,397 million Kcal | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,684 million Kcal | 1,152 million Kcal | 2,610 million Kcal | 4 |
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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, other and products — food supply in Lesotho?
- Pulses, other and products — food supply in Lesotho was 1,152 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, other and products — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,610 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest pulses, other and products — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 260.2 million Kcal in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for pulses, other and products — food supply?
- Lesotho ranks 138th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, other and products — food supply rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 Pulses, Other and products — 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.