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Lesotho


Lesotho

Mean

1970-2001

1970-1979

1980-1989

1990-1995

1996-2001

Mean

Min.

Max.

Variation (%)

Per Caput Consumption (Cal/Day)

2050

2234

2273

2296

2195

1860

2320

6

Imports / Consumption (%)

Wheat

52.86

75.64

86.07

65.70

68.61

32.94

92.19

24

Coarse Grains

8.01

23.37

49.47

40.48

26.67

1.59

68.51

68

Rice

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

0

Dairy

38.39

52.48

17.49

17.88

35.03

11.27

72.82

54

Meat

0.05

12.61

17.77

19.71

10.98

0.00

20.36

80

Sugar

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

0

Fruits and Vegetables

25.71

43.63

57.30

60.49

43.75

16.47

62.63

35

Oils

98.20

98.03

98.78

98.78

98.36

91.81

100.00

2

Per Caput Calories from Imports (Cal/Cap/Day)

272

375

529

436

383

179

664

34

Aid + Commercial Food Import Bill (US$ 000)

18,961

61,393

80,703

90,138

57,143

3,925

103,005

53

Commercial Food Import Bill (US$ 000)

15,286

48,668

69,540

83,010

48,589

3,651

88,255

56

Commerical Unit Cost (US $/1000 calories)

0.51

1.19

0.91

1.04

0.90

0.20

1.41

39

Commercial Food Import Bill / GDP (%)

3.43

9.46

8.94

8.35

7.27

0.94

14.52

44

Comm. Fd. Imp. Bill / Total Merchandise Imp. Bill (%)

10.62

10.01

7.59

9.76

9.70

6.63

14.72

20

Comm. Fd. Imp. Bill / Total Merchandise Exp. Bill (%)

90.68

126.74

70.06

39.10

88.41

28.55

214.10

54

Commercial Food Value Bill Shares (%)

Wheat

31.34

16.11

13.99

11.04

19.52

5.77

38.70

50

Coarse Grains

0.93

8.37

11.98

23.20

9.50

0.00

26.33

93

Rice

0.64

1.00

0.15

1.44

0.81

0.00

2.78

93

Dairy

13.84

13.88

7.08

6.21

11.15

2.38

31.03

53

Meat

0.17

11.25

13.34

12.07

8.33

0.00

18.70

79

Sugar

22.83

18.24

13.06

11.10

17.37

10.42

26.51

31

Fruits and Vegetables

24.77

28.17

36.39

31.22

29.22

17.63

41.91

23

Oils

5.48

2.98

4.01

3.71

4.09

0.00

8.82

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