Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Lesotho
Lesotho: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 2,107 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Lesotho, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Lesotho is 2,107 metric tons, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 134.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Lesotho peaked at 2,605 metric tons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Lesotho 120th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 10 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 23 metric tons | +130.0% |
| 1976 | 27 metric tons | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 22 metric tons | -18.5% |
| 1978 | 24 metric tons | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 27 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 23 metric tons | -14.8% |
| 1981 | 15 metric tons | -34.8% |
| 1982 | 19 metric tons | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 20 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 13 metric tons | -35.0% |
| 1985 | 23 metric tons | +76.9% |
| 1986 | 25 metric tons | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 26 metric tons | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 30 metric tons | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 25 metric tons | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 20 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 15 metric tons | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 17 metric tons | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 18 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 18 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14 metric tons | -22.2% |
| 1996 | 14 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8 metric tons | -42.9% |
| 1999 | 4 metric tons | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 8 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 8 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 metric tons | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 2 metric tons | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 1 metric tons | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 2 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 131 metric tons | +6450.0% |
| 2008 | 91 metric tons | -30.5% |
| 2009 | 107.6 metric tons | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 300.4 metric tons | +179.2% |
| 2011 | 300.37 metric tons | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 400.37 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 500.43 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 900.53 metric tons | +80.0% |
| 2015 | 1,003 metric tons | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 1,052 metric tons | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 1,803 metric tons | +71.4% |
| 2018 | 2,504 metric tons | +38.9% |
| 2019 | 2,553 metric tons | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2,605 metric tons | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1,505 metric tons | -42.2% |
| 2022 | 1,837 metric tons | +22.1% |
| 2023 | 2,012 metric tons | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 2,107 metric tons | +4.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2,107 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 22% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2,107 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +6450.0% | 2 metric tons | 131 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 27 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.9 metric tons | 13 metric tons | 30 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.2 metric tons | 4 metric tons | 20 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.26 metric tons | 1 metric tons | 131 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,132 metric tons | 300.37 metric tons | 2,553 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,013 metric tons | 1,505 metric tons | 2,605 metric tons | 5 |
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More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Lesotho?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Lesotho was 2,107 metric tons in 2024, 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 seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,605 metric tons in 2020.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Lesotho ranks 120th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Capture fishery production is the volume of wild fish catches landed for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.