Lesotho - Land under cereal production

Land under cereal production (hectares)

The value for Land under cereal production (hectares) in Lesotho was 165,285 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 316,737 in 1971 and a minimum value of 55,276 in 2016.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 271,059
1962 274,700
1963 274,700
1964 274,200
1965 286,700
1966 279,500
1967 290,900
1968 312,439
1969 311,127
1970 301,455
1971 316,737
1972 278,192
1973 255,700
1974 291,267
1975 219,636
1976 186,945
1977 166,497
1978 205,573
1979 200,825
1980 202,642
1981 206,760
1982 188,220
1983 181,070
1984 202,934
1985 231,890
1986 194,965
1987 242,934
1988 281,473
1989 216,845
1990 233,506
1991 146,106
1992 153,239
1993 157,568
1994 272,374
1995 104,613
1996 217,487
1997 202,828
1998 127,047
1999 184,312
2000 208,295
2001 256,109
2002 203,652
2003 191,237
2004 183,527
2005 162,555
2006 227,263
2007 166,875
2008 189,788
2009 179,180
2010 190,512
2011 156,791
2012 155,298
2013 140,858
2014 170,240
2015 125,941
2016 55,276
2017 218,939
2018 165,285

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production