What is the difference in food imports excluding fish between Eritrea and Lesotho?

30.81 million FAO, current US$, 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 Food imports excluding fish (FAO, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Lesotho: Food imports excluding fish

Eritrea

95.22 million FAO, current US$

in 2010

Lesotho

126.03 million FAO, current US$

in 2010

Eritrea rank

46th

Lesotho rank

45th

Food imports excluding fish over time

Eritrea
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 126.03 million FAO, current US$ against 95.22 million FAO, current US$ in Eritrea, a difference of 30.81 million FAO, current US$.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lesotho ahead.

Eritrea ranks 46th and Lesotho ranks 45th of 53 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	51.45 million FAO, current US$	129.71 million FAO, current US$	78.26 million FAO, current US$	Lesotho
2000s	95.51 million FAO, current US$	119.52 million FAO, current US$	24.01 million FAO, current US$	Lesotho
2010s	95.22 million FAO, current US$	126.03 million FAO, current US$	30.81 million FAO, current US$	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports excluding fish, Eritrea or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 126.03 million FAO, current US$ against 95.22 million FAO, current US$ in Eritrea as of 2010.
What is the difference in food imports excluding fish between Eritrea and Lesotho?: 30.81 million FAO, current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2010.
How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for food imports excluding fish?: Eritrea ranks 46th and Lesotho ranks 45th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Food imports excluding fish (FAO, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food imports excluding fish (FAO, current US$)
Unit: FAO, current US$
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: 21 August 2026

Food imports excludes fish. Data are expressed in current U.S. dollar at cost-insurance-freight (cif) prices. Excludes fish.