Japan vs Lesotho: Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply
Japan
-50.4%
in 2022
Lesotho
-54.2%
in 2023
Japan rank
158th
Lesotho rank
161st
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply over time
- Japan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Japan currently reports -50.4% against -54.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 3.8%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Japan ranks 158th and Lesotho ranks 161st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -20.0% | -19.5% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | -31.2% | -34.8% | 3.6% | Japan |
| 1980s | -35.6% | -46.7% | 11.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | -43.0% | -58.6% | 15.6% | Japan |
| 2000s | -47.1% | -45.1% | 2.0% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -49.6% | -52.1% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | -50.0% | -48.8% | 1.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply, Japan or Lesotho?
- Japan, at -50.4% against -54.2% in Lesotho as of 2022.
- What is the difference in net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply between Japan and Lesotho?
- 3.8%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lesotho?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Lesotho rank globally for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply?
- Japan ranks 158th and Lesotho ranks 161st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.