Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita was 0.0077 kg/ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg/ha per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0077 kg/ha per person for roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0198 kg/ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 kg/ha per person, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 39th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg/ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0198 kg/ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0192 kg/ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0186 kg/ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0181 kg/ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0176 kg/ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0159 kg/ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0153 kg/ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0148 kg/ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0142 kg/ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0131 kg/ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0126 kg/ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0122 kg/ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0114 kg/ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.011 kg/ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0107 kg/ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0104 kg/ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0103 kg/ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0094 kg/ha per person | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.011 kg/ha per person | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0107 kg/ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0104 kg/ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0096 kg/ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0096 kg/ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0099 kg/ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0096 kg/ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.009 kg/ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0089 kg/ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0087 kg/ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0087 kg/ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0098 kg/ha per person | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0085 kg/ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0079 kg/ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0079 kg/ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0081 kg/ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.008 kg/ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.008 kg/ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.008 kg/ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.008 kg/ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0082 kg/ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0082 kg/ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0081 kg/ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 kg/ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0082 kg/ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0083 kg/ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0084 kg/ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0085 kg/ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0085 kg/ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0085 kg/ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0081 kg/ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0083 kg/ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 kg/ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0081 kg/ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0084 kg/ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0082 kg/ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.008 kg/ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0085 kg/ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0082 kg/ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0081 kg/ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0084 kg/ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 kg/ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0079 kg/ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0079 kg/ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0077 kg/ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0077 kg/ha per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.017 kg/ha per person | 0.0142 kg/ha per person | 0.0198 kg/ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0112 kg/ha per person | 0.0094 kg/ha per person | 0.0131 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 kg/ha per person | 0.0087 kg/ha per person | 0.0107 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0082 kg/ha per person | 0.0079 kg/ha per person | 0.0098 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0083 kg/ha per person | 0.0081 kg/ha per person | 0.0085 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0082 kg/ha per person | 0.008 kg/ha per person | 0.0085 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 kg/ha per person | 0.0077 kg/ha per person | 0.0079 kg/ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 36 New Zealand 0.0089 kg/ha per person compare
- 37 Kuwait 0.0077 kg/ha per person compare
- 38 Denmark 0.0077 kg/ha per person compare
- 40 Ireland 0.0073 kg/ha per person compare
- 41 Palestine, State of 0.0072 kg/ha per person compare
- 42 Trinidad and Tobago 0.007 kg/ha per person 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 roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Lesotho?
- Roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0077 kg/ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0198 kg/ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 kg/ha per person in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 39th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.