Congo vs Lesotho: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty

Congo
877.7 kg per hectare
in 2023
Lesotho
804.1 kg per hectare
in 2023
Congo rank
165th
Lesotho rank
168th

Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty over time

  • Congo
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 877.7 kg per hectare against 804.1 kg per hectare in Lesotho, a difference of 73.6 kg per hectare.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Congo ranks 165th and Lesotho ranks 168th of 180 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty
Unit
kg per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
180 places, 6,035 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.