Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0093 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Lesotho is 0.0093 units per person, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.9% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.047 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 115th out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0006 units per person | +158.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0039 units per person | +507.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 units per person | -59.2% |
| 1979 | 0.011 units per person | +593.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0284 units per person | +159.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0207 units per person | -27.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0146 units per person | -29.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0293 units per person | +100.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0272 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0166 units per person | -38.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0198 units per person | +19.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0123 units per person | -37.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0115 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0113 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0276 units per person | +145.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0269 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0265 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0358 units per person | +35.0% |
| 2014 | 0.047 units per person | +31.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0089 units per person | -81.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0211 units per person | +138.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0414 units per person | +96.2% |
| 2018 | 0.005 units per person | -88.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0093 units per person | +87.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +593.9% | 0.0016 units per person | 0.011 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.011 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0192 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0293 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0292 units per person | 0.0265 units per person | 0.0358 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0221 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.047 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Lesotho?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0093 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.047 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 115th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. 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 - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Wheat FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.