Agriculture (central government expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture (central government expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 prices was 23.44 million USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture (central government expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Lesotho, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 23.44 million USD for agriculture (central government expenditure) — value us$, 2015 prices in 2024.
That represents a change of up 94.5% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture (central government expenditure) — value us$, 2015 prices in Lesotho peaked at 28.58 million USD in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.05 million USD, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 57th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Agriculture (central government expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 28.58 million USD | — |
| 2016 | 20.98 million USD | -26.6% |
| 2017 | 20.93 million USD | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.15 million USD | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 15.67 million USD | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 17.78 million USD | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 18.14 million USD | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 22.4 million USD | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 12.05 million USD | -46.2% |
| 2024 | 23.44 million USD | +94.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.58 million USD | 28.58 million USD | 28.58 million USD | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.93 million USD | 15.67 million USD | 20.98 million USD | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.76 million USD | 12.05 million USD | 23.44 million USD | 5 |
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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 (central government expenditure) — value us$, 2015 prices in Lesotho?
- Agriculture (central government expenditure) — value us$, 2015 prices in Lesotho was 23.44 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture (central government expenditure) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 28.58 million USD in 2009.
- What is the lowest agriculture (central government expenditure) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.05 million USD in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture (central government expenditure) — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Lesotho ranks 57th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture (central government expenditure) — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture (central government expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 prices. 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.