Wheat yields in Lesotho
Lesotho: Wheat yields was 0.7195 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7195 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 22.4%
World rank
121st
of 126 countries
All-time high
2.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2001
All-time low
0.1314 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Wheat yields in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat yields in Lesotho is 0.7195 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.4% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Lesotho peaked at 2.05 tonnes per hectare in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1314 tonnes per hectare, in 2008.
That places Lesotho 121st out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat yields in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8648 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7857 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7857 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7714 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7163 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8146 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6812 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6503 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.6271 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6561 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6093 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2256 tonnes per hectare | -63.0% |
| 1973 | 0.48 tonnes per hectare | +112.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7442 tonnes per hectare | +55.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8225 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 0.799 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +84.3% |
| 1978 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9525 tonnes per hectare | -29.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9738 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8525 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6053 tonnes per hectare | -29.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5106 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5803 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5082 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5786 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6719 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6433 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6804 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8118 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1959 tonnes per hectare | -75.9% |
| 1992 | 0.858 tonnes per hectare | +338.0% |
| 1993 | 0.733 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4199 tonnes per hectare | -42.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6166 tonnes per hectare | +46.8% |
| 1996 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +128.8% |
| 1997 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7388 tonnes per hectare | -50.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6547 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +213.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7172 tonnes per hectare | -65.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5879 tonnes per hectare | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6401 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7234 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3602 tonnes per hectare | -50.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2002 tonnes per hectare | -44.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1314 tonnes per hectare | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2302 tonnes per hectare | +75.2% |
| 2010 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +538.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9965 tonnes per hectare | -32.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8641 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9104 tonnes per hectare | -26.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8499 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5937 tonnes per hectare | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +117.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9391 tonnes per hectare | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6248 tonnes per hectare | -33.5% |
| 2020 | 0.697 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4614 tonnes per hectare | -33.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8107 tonnes per hectare | +75.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5876 tonnes per hectare | -27.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7195 tonnes per hectare | +22.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.7195 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 tonnes per hectare, 27% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.7195 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.67 tonnes per hectare, 43% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat yields 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 | +538.3% | 0.2302 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare |
| 1992 | +338.0% | 0.1959 tonnes per hectare | 0.858 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +213.3% | 0.6547 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7441 tonnes per hectare | 0.6271 tonnes per hectare | 0.8648 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8121 tonnes per hectare | 0.2256 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6605 tonnes per hectare | 0.5082 tonnes per hectare | 0.9738 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8895 tonnes per hectare | 0.1959 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6297 tonnes per hectare | 0.1314 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9776 tonnes per hectare | 0.5937 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6552 tonnes per hectare | 0.4614 tonnes per hectare | 0.8107 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 yields in Lesotho?
- Wheat yields in Lesotho was 0.7195 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1314 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for wheat yields?
- Lesotho ranks 121st out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.