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Lesotho: Land under cereal production

111,896hectares · 2024-33.9% since 2014

Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024111,896
2023177,938
2022113,115
2021101,101
202065,331
201949,777
2018220,490
2017218,157
201654,468
2015125,225
2014169,408
2013139,734
2012154,640
2011156,406
2010190,512
2009184,308
2008194,908
2007173,484
2006177,688
2005162,555
2004183,527
2003191,237
2002203,652
2001256,109
2000208,295
1999184,312
1998127,047
1997202,828
1996217,487
1995104,613
1994272,374
1993157,568
1992153,239
1991146,106
1990233,506
1989216,845
1988281,473
1987242,934
1986194,965
1985231,890
1984202,934
1983181,070
1982188,220
1981206,760
1980202,642
1979200,825
1978205,573
1977166,497
1976186,945
1975219,636
1974291,267
1973255,700
1972278,192
1971316,737
1970301,455
1969311,127
1968312,439
1967290,900
1966279,500
1965286,700
1964274,200
1963274,700
1962274,700
1961271,059

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Land under cereal production. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-land-under-cereal-production (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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