What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Eritrea and Lesotho?

36,024 FAO, tonnes, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?

18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal imports quantity (FAO, tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Lesotho: Cereal imports quantity

Eritrea

219,944 FAO, tonnes

in 2010

Lesotho

255,968 FAO, tonnes

in 2010

Eritrea rank

34th

Lesotho rank

32nd

Cereal imports quantity over time

Eritrea
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 255,968 FAO, tonnes against 219,944 FAO, tonnes in Eritrea, a difference of 36,024 FAO, tonnes.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lesotho ahead.

Eritrea ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	217,096 FAO, tonnes	240,807 FAO, tonnes	23,711 FAO, tonnes	Lesotho
2000s	321,825 FAO, tonnes	211,618 FAO, tonnes	110,206 FAO, tonnes	Eritrea
2010s	219,944 FAO, tonnes	255,968 FAO, tonnes	36,024 FAO, tonnes	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal imports quantity, Eritrea or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 255,968 FAO, tonnes against 219,944 FAO, tonnes in Eritrea as of 2010.
What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Eritrea and Lesotho?: 36,024 FAO, tonnes, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2010.
How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for cereal imports quantity?: Eritrea ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal imports quantity (FAO, tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Cereal imports quantity (FAO, tonnes)
Unit: FAO, tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,918 data points, 1961–2010
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.