Agriculture, Capital (central government expenditure) — Value in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture, Capital (central government expenditure) — Value was 3 million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, Capital (central government expenditure) — Value in Lesotho, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 3 million SLC for agriculture, capital (central government expenditure) — value in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 90.2% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, capital (central government expenditure) — value in Lesotho peaked at 131.48 million SLC in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3 million SLC, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 49th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, Capital (central government expenditure) — Value in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 22.1 million SLC | — |
| 2016 | 125.79 million SLC | +469.2% |
| 2017 | 131.48 million SLC | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 28.26 million SLC | -78.5% |
| 2019 | 26.02 million SLC | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 13.92 million SLC | -46.5% |
| 2021 | 36 million SLC | +158.6% |
| 2022 | 47.83 million SLC | +32.9% |
| 2023 | 30.47 million SLC | -36.3% |
| 2024 | 3 million SLC | -90.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1 million SLC | 22.1 million SLC | 22.1 million SLC | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.89 million SLC | 26.02 million SLC | 131.48 million SLC | 4 |
| 2020s | 26.24 million SLC | 3 million SLC | 47.83 million SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 46 El Salvador 23.3 million SLC compare
- 47 Fiji 9 million SLC compare
- 48 Kazakhstan 3.4 million SLC compare
- 50 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.59 million SLC compare
- 51 Saint Lucia 2.29 million SLC compare
- 52 Grenada 2.06 million SLC 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 agriculture, capital (central government expenditure) — value in Lesotho?
- Agriculture, capital (central government expenditure) — value in Lesotho was 3 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture, capital (central government expenditure) — value recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 131.48 million SLC in 2017.
- What is the lowest agriculture, capital (central government expenditure) — value recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 million SLC in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture, capital (central government expenditure) — value?
- Lesotho ranks 49th out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, capital (central government expenditure) — value rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. 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 Agriculture, Capital (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.