Stimulants — Food supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Stimulants — Food supply was 2,822 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Stimulants — Food supply in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2,822 million Kcal for stimulants — food supply in 2023.
The figure is up 51.1% on the previous year and up 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stimulants — food supply in Lesotho peaked at 9,885 million Kcal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.56 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Lesotho 172nd out of 194 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.
Stimulants — Food supply in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.56 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 14.56 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.56 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,486 million Kcal | +10105.8% |
| 2014 | 1,969 million Kcal | +32.5% |
| 2015 | 1,201 million Kcal | -39.0% |
| 2016 | 1,451 million Kcal | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 9,885 million Kcal | +581.4% |
| 2018 | 6,613 million Kcal | -33.1% |
| 2019 | 2,278 million Kcal | -65.5% |
| 2020 | 4,329 million Kcal | +90.0% |
| 2021 | 4,966 million Kcal | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 1,868 million Kcal | -62.4% |
| 2023 | 2,822 million Kcal | +51.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2,822 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,993 million Kcal, 13% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2,822 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,501 million Kcal, 19% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stimulants — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +10105.8% | 14.56 million Kcal | 1,486 million Kcal |
| 2017 | +581.4% | 1,451 million Kcal | 9,885 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,493 million Kcal | 14.56 million Kcal | 9,885 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,496 million Kcal | 1,868 million Kcal | 4,966 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 stimulants — food supply in Lesotho?
- Stimulants — food supply in Lesotho was 2,822 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest stimulants — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 9,885 million Kcal in 2017.
- What is the lowest stimulants — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.56 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for stimulants — food supply?
- Lesotho ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stimulants — food supply rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.9%. 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 Stimulants — 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.