Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Lesotho
Lesotho: Pulses, Total — Area harvested was 9,558 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pulses, total — area harvested in Lesotho stood at 9,558 ha.
That represents a change of down 54.0% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested in Lesotho peaked at 40,981 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,522 ha, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 116th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,871 ha | — |
| 1962 | 17,000 ha | -22.3% |
| 1963 | 16,000 ha | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 19,000 ha | +18.8% |
| 1965 | 18,900 ha | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 19,100 ha | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 20,000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 20,449 ha | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 22,668 ha | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 28,541 ha | +25.9% |
| 1971 | 29,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 20,000 ha | -31.0% |
| 1973 | 24,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 29,900 ha | +24.6% |
| 1975 | 38,045 ha | +27.2% |
| 1976 | 39,790 ha | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 21,741 ha | -45.4% |
| 1978 | 15,414 ha | -29.1% |
| 1979 | 15,853 ha | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 12,801 ha | -19.3% |
| 1981 | 12,056 ha | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 22,732 ha | +88.6% |
| 1983 | 13,382 ha | -41.1% |
| 1984 | 16,102 ha | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 14,537 ha | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 20,445 ha | +40.6% |
| 1987 | 16,681 ha | -18.4% |
| 1988 | 28,652 ha | +71.8% |
| 1989 | 19,416 ha | -32.2% |
| 1990 | 16,335 ha | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 18,173 ha | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 7,975 ha | -56.1% |
| 1993 | 6,310 ha | -20.9% |
| 1994 | 12,773 ha | +102.4% |
| 1995 | 7,378 ha | -42.2% |
| 1996 | 14,422 ha | +95.5% |
| 1997 | 18,210 ha | +26.3% |
| 1998 | 14,981 ha | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 19,175 ha | +28.0% |
| 2000 | 19,847 ha | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 20,182 ha | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 18,548 ha | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 20,245 ha | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 12,026 ha | -40.6% |
| 2005 | 13,232 ha | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 32,190 ha | +143.3% |
| 2007 | 24,889 ha | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 13,884 ha | -44.2% |
| 2009 | 10,005 ha | -27.9% |
| 2010 | 28,994 ha | +189.8% |
| 2011 | 18,989 ha | -34.5% |
| 2012 | 16,358 ha | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 20,288 ha | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 18,896 ha | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 18,365 ha | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 4,364 ha | -76.2% |
| 2017 | 22,772 ha | +421.8% |
| 2018 | 24,062 ha | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 2,522 ha | -89.5% |
| 2020 | 10,328 ha | +309.5% |
| 2021 | 40,981 ha | +296.8% |
| 2022 | 21,137 ha | -48.4% |
| 2023 | 20,780 ha | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 9,558 ha | -54.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 9,558 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,442 ha, 8% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 9,558 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 161,940 ha, 6% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pulses, Total — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +421.8% | 4,364 ha | 22,772 ha |
| 2020 | +309.5% | 2,522 ha | 10,328 ha |
| 2021 | +296.8% | 10,328 ha | 40,981 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,443 ha | 16,000 ha | 22,668 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 26,228 ha | 15,414 ha | 39,790 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,680 ha | 12,056 ha | 28,652 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,573 ha | 6,310 ha | 19,175 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,505 ha | 10,005 ha | 32,190 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,561 ha | 2,522 ha | 28,994 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,557 ha | 9,558 ha | 40,981 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 113 Turkmenistan 10,454 ha compare
- 114 Guinea-Bissau 10,287 ha compare
- 115 Belgium 9,850 ha compare
- 117 Croatia 9,230 ha compare
- 118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,162 ha compare
- 119 Republic of Korea 8,827 ha 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, total — area harvested in Lesotho?
- Pulses, total — area harvested in Lesotho was 9,558 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 40,981 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,522 ha in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for pulses, total — area harvested?
- Lesotho ranks 116th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. 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, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.