FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All cereals production in Lesotho

In 2024 Lesotho produced 67,527 t of all cereals, the 145th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 42%. The record was 288,249 t in 1978. Area harvested: 111,896 ha, yield 0.6 t/ha.

Production, 2024: 67,527 t
World rank: 145 of 177
10-year change: −42%
Record: 288,249 t; 1978

All cereals in Lesotho, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Lesotho compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.00%; 0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 0.6; world 4.2 (−86%)
kg per person: 28.9; world 384
10-year change: −42%; world +11%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
143	Bhutan	73,368	0.00%
144	Costa Rica	72,256	0.00%
145	Lesotho	67,527	0.00%
146	Namibia	61,229	0.00%
147	Botswana	54,554	0.00%

Full ranking of 177 countries

Map of world production of cereals

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Lesotho is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	67,527	−53%	111,896	0.60
2023	142,973	+73%	177,938	0.80
2022	82,450	−16%	113,115	0.73
2021	98,326	+245%	101,101	0.97
2020	28,536	−19%	65,331	0.44
2019	35,092	−78%	49,777	0.70
2018	157,857	−27%	220,490	0.72
2017	216,012	+741%	218,157	0.99
2016	25,678	−69%	54,468	0.47
2015	82,840	−28%	125,225	0.66
2014	115,733	+7.7%	169,408	0.68
2013	107,452	+6.0%	139,734	0.77
2012	101,382	−2.4%	154,640	0.66
2011	103,897	−40%	156,406	0.66
2010	173,193	+134%	190,512	0.91
2009	74,121	+1.5%	184,308	0.40
2008	72,997	+1.5%	194,908	0.37
2007	71,887	−18%	173,484	0.41
2006	87,205	−22%	177,688	0.49
2005	111,647	+2.2%	162,555	0.69
2004	109,280	−6.2%	183,527	0.60
2003	116,475	−22%	191,237	0.61
2002	149,947	−41%	203,652	0.74
2001	254,960	+70%	256,109	1.00
2000	149,723	−14%	208,295	0.72
1999	173,865	+1.1%	184,312	0.94
1998	171,933	−17%	127,047	1.35
1997	206,026	−20%	202,828	1.02
1996	257,418	+217%	217,487	1.18
1995	81,221	−64%	104,613	0.78
1994	222,853	+45%	272,374	0.82
1993	153,256	+63%	157,568	0.97
1992	93,800	+39%	153,239	0.61
1991	67,254	−72%	146,106	0.46
1990	242,119	+21%	233,506	1.04
1989	199,365	−15%	216,845	0.92
1988	233,910	+60%	281,473	0.83
1987	146,191	+10%	242,934	0.60
1986	132,455	−21%	194,965	0.68
1985	167,107	+27%	231,890	0.72
1984	131,679	+7.0%	202,934	0.65
1983	123,097	−1.6%	181,070	0.68
1982	125,048	−27%	188,220	0.66
1981	171,796	−12%	206,760	0.83
1980	194,497	−15%	202,642	0.96
1979	228,837	−21%	200,825	1.14
1978	288,249	+15%	205,573	1.40
1977	251,026	+110%	166,497	1.51
1976	119,658	−23%	186,945	0.64
1975	154,422	−42%	219,636	0.70
1974	264,905	+76%	291,267	0.91
1973	150,350	+44%	255,700	0.59
1972	104,350	−47%	278,192	0.38
1971	197,254	+8.1%	316,737	0.62
1970	182,536	−14%	301,455	0.61
1969	211,684	−0.4%	311,127	0.68
1968	212,506	−2.2%	312,439	0.68
1967	217,300	−2.7%	290,900	0.75
1966	223,400	+3.0%	279,500	0.80
1965	216,800	−2.3%	286,700	0.76
1964	222,000	−0.6%	274,200	0.81
1963	223,400	−0.2%	274,700	0.81
1962	223,800	−1.3%	274,700	0.81
1961	226,648	—	271,059	0.84

Questions and answers

What is the production of cereals in Lesotho?

Lesotho produced 67,527 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Lesotho rank in the world for production of cereals?

Lesotho ranked 145th of 177 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 20.8% of the world total.

How has the production of cereals in Lesotho changed?

It fell by 42% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +11% for the world. The record was 288,249 t in 1978.

What is the yield of cereals in Lesotho?

0.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (67,527 t from 111,896 ha), against a world average of 4.2 t/ha.

Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.