Gambia vs Lesotho: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Gambia
79.84 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Lesotho
85.3 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Gambia rank
174th
Lesotho rank
171st
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 85.3 kilograms per year per capita against 79.84 kilograms per year per capita in Gambia, a difference of 5.46 kilograms per year per capita.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Gambia ranks 174th and Lesotho ranks 171st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.27 kilograms per year per capita | 46.59 kilograms per year per capita | 13.32 kilograms per year per capita | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 30.44 kilograms per year per capita | 48.3 kilograms per year per capita | 17.87 kilograms per year per capita | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 36.6 kilograms per year per capita | 55.83 kilograms per year per capita | 19.23 kilograms per year per capita | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 76.11 kilograms per year per capita | 61.2 kilograms per year per capita | 14.91 kilograms per year per capita | Gambia |
| 2000s | 78.29 kilograms per year per capita | 57.29 kilograms per year per capita | 21 kilograms per year per capita | Gambia |
| 2010s | 115.78 kilograms per year per capita | 72.62 kilograms per year per capita | 43.16 kilograms per year per capita | Gambia |
| 2020s | 93.79 kilograms per year per capita | 73.41 kilograms per year per capita | 20.38 kilograms per year per capita | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 85.3 kilograms per year per capita against 79.84 kilograms per year per capita in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 5.46 kilograms per year per capita, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?
- Gambia ranks 174th and Lesotho ranks 171st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.