Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Lesotho

Lesotho: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled was -19 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-19
Change on year
down 106.2%
World rank
82nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
3,269
in 2014
All-time low
-19
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Lesotho, 2014–2019

01.0k2.0k3.0k2014201620192014: 3.3k2015: 1.5k2016: 5082017: 1302018: 3042019: -19

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Lesotho stood at -19. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 106.2% on the previous year and down 100.6% over ten years.

That places Lesotho 82nd out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Lesotho, 2014 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2014 3,269 —
2015 1,452 -55.6%
2016 508 -65.0%
2017 130 -74.4%
2018 304 +133.8%
2019 -19 -106.2%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's -19 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -12, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's -19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -14.5, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 79 Thailand -7 compare
  2. 80 Niger -10
  3. 81 Albania -17 compare
  4. 83 Togo -21 compare
  5. 84 Mauritius -24 compare
  6. 85 Montenegro -28 compare
  7. 85 Peru -28 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Lesotho?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Lesotho was -19 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 3,269 in 2014.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was -19 in 2019.
How does Lesotho rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
Lesotho ranks 82nd out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy with 90 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 6,405 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy with 90 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.