Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 was 34.08 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 in Lesotho, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in Int$ (PPP) per person per day.
Analysis
In 2025, cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in Lesotho stood at 34.08 Int$ (PPP) per person per day. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in Lesotho peaked at 34.08 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.46 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, in 2017.
That places Lesotho 85th out of 160 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Int$ (PPP) per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.46 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | — |
| 2018 | 19.42 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 20.74 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 22.87 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 25.09 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 27.31 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 29.57 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 32.17 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 34.08 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.54 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 18.46 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 20.74 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 3 |
| 2020s | 28.52 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 22.87 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 34.08 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 82 Sweden 36.55 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 83 Namibia 35.99 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 84 Zambia 35.05 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 86 South Africa 31.14 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 87 Eswatini 29.24 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 88 China, Hong Kong SAR 26.82 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4215 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 431.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.3643 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 396.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 6.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 7,097 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in Lesotho?
- Cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in Lesotho was 34.08 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 34.08 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025.
- What is the lowest cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.46 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026?
- Lesotho ranks 85th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) are estimated in each country and show the population’s physical and economic access to least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for a healthy diet, as defined in food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The indicators use observed retail food consumer prices and income distributions to provide an operational measure of people’s access to locally available foods in the proportions needed for health. These indicators support efforts within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 (SDG 2). They also support the monitoring of progress towards the objective of transforming agrifood systems by promoting “nutrition-sensitive agriculture”. FAO, in partnership with the Food Price for Nutrition of the World Bank, produces and reports the CoAHD indicators.