Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity in Lesotho
Lesotho: Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity was 91.1 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 91.1 t for freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in Lesotho peaked at 240.35 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.56 t, in 2011.
That places Lesotho 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.8 t | — |
| 2011 | 6.56 t | -55.7% |
| 2012 | 55.67 t | +748.6% |
| 2013 | 58.95 t | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 76.94 t | +30.5% |
| 2015 | 98.02 t | +27.4% |
| 2016 | 96.16 t | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 173.98 t | +80.9% |
| 2018 | 240.35 t | +38.1% |
| 2019 | 206.34 t | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 201.37 t | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 91.1 t | -54.8% |
| 2022 | 91.1 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.1 t | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 91.1 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,197 t, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 91.1 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,340 t, 4% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +748.6% | 6.56 t | 55.67 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 102.78 t | 6.56 t | 240.35 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.67 t | 91.1 t | 201.37 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in Lesotho?
- Freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in Lesotho was 91.1 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — protein supply quantity recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 240.35 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — protein supply quantity recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.56 t in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for freshwater fish — protein supply quantity?
- Lesotho ranks 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — protein supply quantity rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity (t). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.