Wheat: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) … capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Wheat: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) … capita was 0.0004 1000 Int$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0004 1000 Int$ per person for wheat — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$), per in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.8% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$), per in Lesotho peaked at 0.018 1000 Int$ per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 Int$ per person, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 83rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) … capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.018 1000 Int$ per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0167 1000 Int$ per person | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0162 1000 Int$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0154 1000 Int$ per person | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0139 1000 Int$ per person | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0156 1000 Int$ per person | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 0.013 1000 Int$ per person | -16.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0134 1000 Int$ per person | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0144 1000 Int$ per person | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0134 1000 Int$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.013 1000 Int$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0052 1000 Int$ per person | -60.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0075 1000 Int$ per person | +44.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0115 1000 Int$ per person | +53.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0088 1000 Int$ per person | -23.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0084 1000 Int$ per person | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0113 1000 Int$ per person | +33.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0103 1000 Int$ per person | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0058 1000 Int$ per person | -43.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 1000 Int$ per person | -18.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 1000 Int$ per person | -41.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 1000 Int$ per person | -17.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0023 1000 Int$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0026 1000 Int$ per person | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0027 1000 Int$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 1000 Int$ per person | -41.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 1000 Int$ per person | +64.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0026 1000 Int$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.004 1000 Int$ per person | +51.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0043 1000 Int$ per person | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 1000 Int$ per person | -79.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 1000 Int$ per person | +70.3% |
| 1993 | 0.001 1000 Int$ per person | -32.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 1000 Int$ per person | +45.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0013 1000 Int$ per person | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 1000 Int$ per person | +192.1% |
| 1997 | 0.004 1000 Int$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 1000 Int$ per person | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 1000 Int$ per person | -48.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 1000 Int$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.006 1000 Int$ per person | +227.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 1000 Int$ per person | -48.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 1000 Int$ per person | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 1000 Int$ per person | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 1000 Int$ per person | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 1000 Int$ per person | -51.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 1000 Int$ per person | -52.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 Int$ per person | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 1000 Int$ per person | +124.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 1000 Int$ per person | +227.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 1000 Int$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 1000 Int$ per person | -48.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 1000 Int$ per person | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 1000 Int$ per person | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 1000 Int$ per person | -44.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 1000 Int$ per person | -34.4% |
| 2017 | 0.001 1000 Int$ per person | +86.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 1000 Int$ per person | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 Int$ per person | -79.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 Int$ per person | +38.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 Int$ per person | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 1000 Int$ per person | +135.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 1000 Int$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 1000 Int$ per person | -33.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0004 1000 Int$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 1000 Int$ per person, 27% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0004 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 1000 Int$ per person, 3.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +227.4% | 0.0007 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0024 1000 Int$ per person |
| 2001 | +227.0% | 0.0018 1000 Int$ per person | 0.006 1000 Int$ per person |
| 1996 | +192.1% | 0.0013 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0038 1000 Int$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0152 1000 Int$ per person | 0.013 1000 Int$ per person | 0.018 1000 Int$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0095 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0052 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0134 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0028 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0016 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0047 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0009 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0043 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0003 1000 Int$ per person | 0.006 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0002 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0024 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0002 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0006 1000 Int$ per person | 5 |
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 wheat — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$), per in Lesotho?
- Wheat — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$), per in Lesotho was 0.0004 1000 Int$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.018 1000 Int$ per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 Int$ per person in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for wheat — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$), per?
- Lesotho ranks 83rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$), per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. 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 Wheat — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.