Lesotho vs Yemen: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita
Lesotho
30.9%
in 2025
Yemen
31.6%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
57th
Yemen rank
56th
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 31.6% against 30.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Yemen ahead.
Lesotho ranks 57th and Yemen ranks 56th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.9% | 60.1% | 23.2% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 39.1% | 4.7% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 30.1% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 32.0% | 0.5% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita, Lesotho or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 31.6% against 30.9% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita between Lesotho and Yemen?
- 0.7%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Yemen rank globally for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 57th and Yemen ranks 56th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.