Lesotho vs Qatar: Food, beverages and tobacco

Lesotho
5.5%
in 2024
Qatar
2.8%
in 2022
Lesotho rank
152nd
Qatar rank
155th

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Lesotho
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 5.5% against 2.8% in Qatar, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.0 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 152nd and Qatar ranks 155th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 6.6% 1.3% 5.3% Lesotho
2010s 8.3% 2.1% 6.1% Lesotho
2020s 4.8% 3.9% 0.8% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Lesotho or Qatar?
Lesotho, at 5.5% against 2.8% in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Lesotho and Qatar?
2.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Qatar?
16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Qatar rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Lesotho ranks 152nd and Qatar ranks 155th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit
% of value added in manufacturing
Source
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 5,773 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).