Rice and products — Food supply quantity in Lesotho
Lesotho: Rice and products — Food supply quantity was 8.57 kg/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice and products — Food supply quantity in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice and products — food supply quantity in Lesotho is 8.57 kg/cap, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 263.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice and products — food supply quantity in Lesotho peaked at 27.34 kg/cap in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.36 kg/cap, in 2013.
That places Lesotho 128th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice and products — Food supply quantity in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.91 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 5.96 kg/cap | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.94 kg/cap | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 2.36 kg/cap | -52.2% |
| 2014 | 5.5 kg/cap | +133.1% |
| 2015 | 6.25 kg/cap | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 8.95 kg/cap | +43.2% |
| 2017 | 27.34 kg/cap | +205.5% |
| 2018 | 14.02 kg/cap | -48.7% |
| 2019 | 10.84 kg/cap | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 8.85 kg/cap | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 9.42 kg/cap | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 8.54 kg/cap | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 8.57 kg/cap | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.21 kg/cap | 2.36 kg/cap | 27.34 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.84 kg/cap | 8.54 kg/cap | 9.42 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 125 Russian Federation 8.8 kg/cap compare
- 126 Luxembourg 8.61 kg/cap compare
- 126 Kyrgyzstan 8.61 kg/cap compare
- 129 Austria 8.47 kg/cap compare
- 130 Ethiopia 8.42 kg/cap compare
- 131 Lithuania 8.35 kg/cap 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 rice and products — food supply quantity in Lesotho?
- Rice and products — food supply quantity in Lesotho was 8.57 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice and products — food supply quantity recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 27.34 kg/cap in 2017.
- What is the lowest rice and products — food supply quantity recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 kg/cap in 2013.
- How does Lesotho rank for rice and products — food supply quantity?
- Lesotho ranks 128th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice and products — food supply quantity rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 263.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice and products — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). 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.