Potato production in Lesotho

Potato production in Lesotho was 132,750 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.2% from 2023. That is the 100th highest of 154 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes132,750 Estimated
Change on 2023+0.2%
Rank100th of 154Countries ranked
Series high134,9622019
Series low3,0001961

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Potato production in Lesotho, 1961 to 2024

050K100K150K19611971198119912001201120241961: 3,000 tonnes1962: 3,000 tonnes1963: 3,000 tonnes1964: 3,000 tonnes1965: 3,000 tonnes1966: 3,500 tonnes1967: 3,500 tonnes1968: 3,500 tonnes1969: 3,500 tonnes1970: 4,000 tonnes1971: 4,000 tonnes1972: 4,000 tonnes1973: 4,500 tonnes1974: 4,500 tonnes1975: 4,800 tonnes1976: 4,960 tonnes1977: 8,000 tonnes1978: 10,000 tonnes1979: 15,000 tonnes1980: 18,000 tonnes1981: 18,000 tonnes1982: 20,000 tonnes1983: 22,000 tonnes1984: 25,000 tonnes1985: 28,000 tonnes1986: 30,000 tonnes1987: 35,000 tonnes1988: 38,000 tonnes1989: 45,000 tonnes1990: 45,093 tonnes1991: 50,000 tonnes1992: 55,000 tonnes1993: 60,000 tonnes1994: 70,000 tonnes1995: 71,037 tonnes1996: 73,353 tonnes1997: 75,000 tonnes1998: 80,000 tonnes1999: 85,000 tonnes2000: 87,000 tonnes2001: 88,000 tonnes2002: 90,000 tonnes2003: 90,970 tonnes2004: 90,921 tonnes2005: 91,682 tonnes2006: 92,780 tonnes2007: 93,000 tonnes2008: 96,500 tonnes2009: 91,000 tonnes2010: 99,000 tonnes2011: 112,000 tonnes2012: 115,000 tonnes2013: 125,000 tonnes2014: 131,536 tonnes2015: 123,040 tonnes2016: 126,525 tonnes2017: 128,703 tonnes2018: 131,364 tonnes2019: 134,962 tonnes2020: 131,676 tonnes2021: 132,667 tonnes2022: 133,102 tonnes2023: 132,482 tonnes2024: 132,750 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
2024132,750 Estimated
2023132,482 Estimated
2022133,102 Estimated
2021132,667 Estimated
2020131,676 Estimated
2019134,962 Estimated
2018131,364 Estimated
2017128,703 Estimated
2016126,525 Estimated
2015123,040 Estimated
2014131,536 Estimated
2013125,000 Estimated
2012115,000 Estimated
2011112,000 Estimated
201099,000 Estimated
200991,000 Estimated
200896,500 Estimated
200793,000 Estimated
200692,780 Estimated
200591,682 Estimated
200490,921 Estimated
200390,970 Estimated
200290,000 Estimated
200188,000 Estimated
200087,000 Estimated
199985,000 Estimated
199880,000 Estimated
199775,000 Estimated
199673,353 Estimated
199571,037 Estimated
199470,000 Estimated
199360,000 Estimated
199255,000 Estimated
199150,000 Estimated
199045,093 Estimated
198945,000 Estimated
198838,000 Estimated
198735,000 Estimated
198630,000 Estimated
198528,000 Estimated
198425,000 Estimated
198322,000 Estimated
198220,000 Estimated
198118,000 Estimated
198018,000 Estimated
197915,000 Estimated
197810,000 Estimated
19778,000 Estimated
19764,960
19754,800 Estimated
19744,500 Estimated
19734,500 Estimated
19724,000 Estimated
19714,000 Estimated
19704,000 Estimated
19693,500 Estimated
19683,500 Estimated
19673,500 Estimated
19663,500 Estimated
19653,000 Estimated
19643,000 Estimated
19633,000 Estimated
19623,000 Estimated
19613,000 Estimated

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Definition

Quantity of potatoes 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.

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): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, 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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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510) (Potato 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

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510), Potato 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/potato-production/lesotho. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Potato 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/potato-production/lesotho.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510), Potato 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/potato-production/lesotho (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510): Potato production, Lesotho, 1961 to 2024}},
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  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/potato-production/lesotho. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, 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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What is the potato production in Lesotho?

Potato production in Lesotho was 132,750 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.2% from 2023. That is the 100th highest of 154 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest potato production in Lesotho?

134,962 tonnes in 2019, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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