Maize (corn) production in Lesotho

Maize (corn) production in Lesotho was 56,443 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 55.6% from 2023. That is the 113th highest of 169 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes56,443

Change on 2023-55.6%

Rank113th of 169Countries ranked

Series high188,4891996

Series low19,1812016

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Maize (corn) production in Lesotho, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	56,443
2023	126,994
2022	72,096
2021	88,553
2020	21,782
2019	24,621
2018	109,912
2017	172,666
2016	19,181
2015	65,636
2014	90,072
2013	86,325
2012	88,187 Estimated
2011	73,390
2010	128,213
2009	57,126
2008	59,651
2007	60,312
2006	68,762
2005	78,739
2004	80,996
2003	82,080
2002	111,110
2001	158,190
2000	106,800
1999	124,549
1998	118,578
1997	142,050
1996	188,489
1995	62,531
1994	149,063
1993	91,805
1992	61,074
1991	48,918
1990	171,579
1989	137,227
1988	159,726
1987	94,912
1986	86,488
1985	92,350
1984	79,384
1983	76,200
1982	83,028
1981	105,674
1980	105,618
1979	124,856
1978	143,168
1977	125,932
1976	49,128
1975	70,292
1974	122,542
1973	70,000
1972	59,000
1971	74,000
1970	66,514
1969	101,893
1968	106,743
1967	110,000
1966	109,000
1965	110,000
1964	110,000 Estimated
1963	110,000 Estimated
1962	110,000 Estimated
1961	110,000 Estimated

Rankings

Countries by maize (corn) production 175 places
EU countries by maize (corn) production 26 places

Definition

Quantity of maize (corn) harvested dry for grain produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Green maize and maize cut for forage are not included. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510) (Maize (corn) production, Lesotho, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Lesotho, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/lesotho. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Maize (corn) production, Lesotho, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/lesotho.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Lesotho, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/lesotho (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_maize_corn_production_lesotho_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510): Maize (corn) production, Lesotho, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/lesotho. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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188,489 tonnes in 1996, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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