Vegetables, other — Food supply in Lesotho
Lesotho: Vegetables, other — Food supply was 13,472 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetables, other — Food supply in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables, other — food supply in Lesotho is 13,472 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables, other — food supply in Lesotho peaked at 14,385 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9,663 million Kcal, in 2013.
Lesotho ranks 157th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Vegetables, other — Food supply in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10,220 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 10,451 million Kcal | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 10,096 million Kcal | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 9,663 million Kcal | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 13,312 million Kcal | +37.8% |
| 2015 | 13,006 million Kcal | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 13,889 million Kcal | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 14,302 million Kcal | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 14,374 million Kcal | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 12,493 million Kcal | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 14,075 million Kcal | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 14,385 million Kcal | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 13,512 million Kcal | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 13,472 million Kcal | -0.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 13,472 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 179,638 million Kcal, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 13,472 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99,686 million Kcal, 14% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables, other — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +37.8% | 9,663 million Kcal | 13,312 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,181 million Kcal | 9,663 million Kcal | 14,374 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,861 million Kcal | 13,472 million Kcal | 14,385 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 154 Congo 14,882 million Kcal compare
- 155 Luxembourg 13,761 million Kcal compare
- 156 Montenegro 13,690 million Kcal compare
- 158 Timor-Leste 12,645 million Kcal compare
- 158 East Timor 12,645 million Kcal compare
- 160 Bahamas 12,289 million Kcal 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 vegetables, other — food supply in Lesotho?
- Vegetables, other — food supply in Lesotho was 13,472 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables, other — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 14,385 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest vegetables, other — food supply recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,663 million Kcal in 2013.
- How does Lesotho rank for vegetables, other — food supply?
- Lesotho ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables, other — food supply rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vegetables, other — 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.