Agricultural tractors, total — Import Quantity in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agricultural tractors, total — Import Quantity was 1 No in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural tractors, total — Import Quantity in Lesotho, 1961–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural tractors, total — import quantity in Lesotho is 1 No, measured in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of down 94.7% on the previous year and down 96.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural tractors, total — import quantity in Lesotho peaked at 185 No in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1 No, in 2007.
Lesotho ranks 191st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural tractors, total — Import Quantity in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5 No | — |
| 1962 | 6 No | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 8 No | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 10 No | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 11 No | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 13 No | +18.2% |
| 1967 | 15 No | +15.4% |
| 1968 | 18 No | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 20 No | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 25 No | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 25 No | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 29 No | +16.0% |
| 1973 | 15 No | -48.3% |
| 1974 | 40 No | +166.7% |
| 1975 | 90 No | +125.0% |
| 1976 | 100 No | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 130 No | +30.0% |
| 1978 | 120 No | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 84 No | -30.0% |
| 1980 | 185 No | +120.2% |
| 1981 | 165 No | -10.8% |
| 1982 | 165 No | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 110 No | -33.3% |
| 1984 | 80 No | -27.3% |
| 1985 | 100 No | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 85 No | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 100 No | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 108 No | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 117 No | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 120 No | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 105 No | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 100 No | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 90 No | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 77 No | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 66 No | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 52 No | -21.2% |
| 1997 | 32 No | -38.5% |
| 1998 | 3 No | -90.6% |
| 1999 | 10 No | +233.3% |
| 2000 | 5 No | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 5 No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 62 No | +1140.0% |
| 2003 | 10 No | -83.9% |
| 2004 | 21 No | +110.0% |
| 2005 | 20 No | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 19 No | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1 No | -94.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1 No is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 424.5 No, 0% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1 No is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 135 No, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural tractors, total — Import Quantity in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1140.0% | 5 No | 62 No |
| 1999 | +233.3% | 3 No | 10 No |
| 1974 | +166.7% | 15 No | 40 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.78 No | 5 No | 20 No | 9 |
| 1970s | 65.8 No | 15 No | 130 No | 10 |
| 1980s | 121.5 No | 80 No | 185 No | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.5 No | 3 No | 120 No | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.88 No | 1 No | 62 No | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 191 Comoros 1 No compare
- 191 Montserrat 1 No compare
- 191 Sao Tome and Principe 1 No compare
- 191 Seychelles 1 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 70.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5533 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural tractors, total — import quantity in Lesotho?
- Agricultural tractors, total — import quantity in Lesotho was 1 No in 2007, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural tractors, total — import quantity recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 185 No in 1980.
- What is the lowest agricultural tractors, total — import quantity recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 No in 2007.
- How does Lesotho rank for agricultural tractors, total — import quantity?
- Lesotho ranks 191st out of 195 countries with data for 2007.
- Is agricultural tractors, total — import quantity rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural tractors, total — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Important notice: FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery is no longer active. The latest online version of the database has as reference year 2009 (with data collected in year 2011). FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery provides statistical series on Agricultural Machinery and Equipment statistical series referring to the following items: tractors, harvesters and threshers, irrigation pumps, milking machines, hand tools, and soil machines. The database includes estimates of agriculture machinery in use and value of import and export of agriculture machinery.