Yields of important staple crops in Lesotho
Lesotho: Yields of important staple crops was 0.7195 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7195
Change on year
up 22.4%
World rank
120th
of 125 countries
All-time high
2.05
in 2001
All-time low
0.1314
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of important staple crops in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, yields of important staple crops in Lesotho stood at 0.7195.
The figure is up 22.4% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in Lesotho peaked at 2.05 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1314, in 2008.
That places Lesotho 120th out of 125 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7441 | 0.6271 | 0.8648 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8121 | 0.2256 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6605 | 0.5082 | 0.9738 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8895 | 0.1959 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6297 | 0.1314 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9776 | 0.5937 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6552 | 0.4614 | 0.8107 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 166.92 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.49 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.49 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 177,933 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Lesotho?
- Yields of important staple crops in Lesotho was 0.7195 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 in 2001.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1314 in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Lesotho ranks 120th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important staple crops 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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