Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 804.1 kg per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 804.1 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho peaked at 1,353 kg per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 374.5 kg per hectare, in 2008.
That places Lesotho 168th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 917.25 kg per hectare | 460.3 kg per hectare | 1,353 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 602.38 kg per hectare | 374.5 kg per hectare | 995.5 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 722.52 kg per hectare | 471.4 kg per hectare | 990.2 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 735.55 kg per hectare | 436.7 kg per hectare | 972.5 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More poverty & inequality data for Lesotho
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.4% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.534 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.225 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.225 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.24 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 31.2% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5143 (2023)
- Population living in slums 25.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho was 804.1 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,353 kg per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 374.5 kg per hectare in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Lesotho ranks 168th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.