Comprehensive data on food supply and consumption is published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Data was analyzed by The Global Graph and is published in these below Highlights, Graphs and Tables (Data Quality & definitions)
As per United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), average person in Lesotho gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 96.59%96.59%
Fat : 14.44%14.44%
Plant protein : 12.07%12.07%
Animal protein : 2.54%2.54%
25.63% increase in caloric supply : Currently Lesotho gets 2529/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 2013/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Sugar and Meat are three major diet compositions in Lesotho
Maize, Wheat and Sorghum are three major Cereal preferences in Lesotho
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Lesotho average intake is 50.71 grams
Apples, Oranges & Mandarines and Bananas are three major Fruit Types Intake in Lesotho
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Lesotho average Fruit intake is 77.37grams
In Lesotho, average male height is in the decreasing trend and female height is in decreasing trend
33.20% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in Lesotho is in the range of normal and Average Female BMI is in range of obese (BMI = Body Mass Index - The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to 25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to 30.0 as 'obese')