Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.5588 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.5588 ha per square kilometre for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 2.81 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1482 ha per square kilometre, in 2016.
Lesotho ranks 27th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1966 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 2.32 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 2.72 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 1973 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1975 | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 1976 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1977 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1979 | 1.69 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1980 | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1983 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 2.49 ha per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 1986 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1987 | 2.34 ha per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 1988 | 2.51 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | -47.0% |
| 1990 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6127 ha per square kilometre | -47.8% |
| 1992 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +70.9% |
| 1993 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1994 | 2.28 ha per square kilometre | +69.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2826 ha per square kilometre | -87.6% |
| 1996 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +390.2% |
| 1997 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.509 ha per square kilometre | -57.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9903 ha per square kilometre | +94.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8508 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | +103.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9292 ha per square kilometre | -46.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8302 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9615 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9779 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5792 ha per square kilometre | -50.5% |
| 2010 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +88.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6213 ha per square kilometre | -43.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4661 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7557 ha per square kilometre | +62.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7151 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.526 ha per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1482 ha per square kilometre | -71.8% |
| 2017 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | +886.0% |
| 2018 | 2.81 ha per square kilometre | +92.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4749 ha per square kilometre | -83.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4519 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2789 ha per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5079 ha per square kilometre | +82.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5588 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.5588 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1621 ha per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.5588 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8754 ha per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +886.0% | 0.1482 ha per square kilometre | 1.46 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +390.2% | 0.2826 ha per square kilometre | 1.39 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.17 ha per square kilometre | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.07 ha per square kilometre | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | 2.51 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | 0.2826 ha per square kilometre | 2.28 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 0.5792 ha per square kilometre | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9074 ha per square kilometre | 0.1482 ha per square kilometre | 2.81 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4494 ha per square kilometre | 0.2789 ha per square kilometre | 0.5588 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 0.7112 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Mexico 0.679 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Yemen 0.6462 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Zimbabwe 0.4872 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Gambia 0.4668 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Somalia 0.3985 ha per square kilometre 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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.5588 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1482 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 27th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.