Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current US rate annual growth in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current US rate annual growth was 5.38 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual in Lesotho, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual in Lesotho stood at 5.38 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.8% on the previous year and up 169.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual in Lesotho peaked at 72.49 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -45.03 % change on previous year, in 1982.
Lesotho ranks 136th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current US rate annual growth in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 15.64 % change on previous year | +234.3% |
| 1963 | 6.76 % change on previous year | -56.8% |
| 1964 | 7.69 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1965 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -67.2% |
| 1966 | -27.87 % change on previous year | -1205.5% |
| 1967 | -13.07 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 1968 | 4.58 % change on previous year | -135.0% |
| 1969 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -154.6% |
| 1970 | 7.05 % change on previous year | -382.0% |
| 1971 | -28.24 % change on previous year | -500.5% |
| 1972 | 62.82 % change on previous year | -322.5% |
| 1973 | 72.49 % change on previous year | +15.4% |
| 1974 | -0.992 % change on previous year | -101.4% |
| 1975 | -8.12 % change on previous year | +718.3% |
| 1976 | -16.83 % change on previous year | +107.4% |
| 1977 | 60 % change on previous year | -456.4% |
| 1978 | 11.29 % change on previous year | -81.2% |
| 1979 | 22.91 % change on previous year | +103.0% |
| 1980 | -2.58 % change on previous year | -111.3% |
| 1981 | 9.19 % change on previous year | -455.6% |
| 1982 | -45.03 % change on previous year | -590.2% |
| 1983 | 8.18 % change on previous year | -118.2% |
| 1984 | -19.38 % change on previous year | -336.8% |
| 1985 | -15.05 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 1986 | 17.27 % change on previous year | -214.8% |
| 1987 | 13.69 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 1988 | 14.72 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 1989 | -5.04 % change on previous year | -134.2% |
| 1990 | 15.97 % change on previous year | -416.9% |
| 1991 | -28.87 % change on previous year | -280.8% |
| 1992 | 46.21 % change on previous year | -260.1% |
| 1993 | -7.73 % change on previous year | -116.7% |
| 1994 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -155.0% |
| 1995 | 21.23 % change on previous year | +399.5% |
| 1996 | -17.3 % change on previous year | -181.5% |
| 1997 | -3.93 % change on previous year | -77.3% |
| 1998 | 10.56 % change on previous year | -369.0% |
| 1999 | 3.76 % change on previous year | -64.4% |
| 2000 | -13.39 % change on previous year | -455.7% |
| 2001 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 2002 | -27.6 % change on previous year | +1971.8% |
| 2003 | 48.12 % change on previous year | -274.4% |
| 2004 | 23.06 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 2005 | 5.5 % change on previous year | -76.1% |
| 2006 | -8.63 % change on previous year | -256.9% |
| 2007 | -5.64 % change on previous year | -34.6% |
| 2008 | 5.19 % change on previous year | -192.0% |
| 2009 | 10.73 % change on previous year | +106.7% |
| 2010 | 13.41 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 7.87 % change on previous year | -41.3% |
| 2012 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -55.7% |
| 2013 | -1.16 % change on previous year | -133.4% |
| 2014 | -19.35 % change on previous year | +1562.1% |
| 2015 | -7.7 % change on previous year | -60.2% |
| 2016 | 16.67 % change on previous year | -316.5% |
| 2017 | 9.97 % change on previous year | -40.2% |
| 2018 | -5.12 % change on previous year | -151.4% |
| 2019 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -65.5% |
| 2020 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -221.4% |
| 2021 | 31.81 % change on previous year | +1383.4% |
| 2022 | -2.46 % change on previous year | -107.7% |
| 2023 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -150.5% |
| 2024 | 11.64 % change on previous year | +838.1% |
| 2025 | 5.38 % change on previous year | -53.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 5.38 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.81 % change on previous year, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 5.38 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.94 % change on previous year, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current US rate annual growth 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 | -1971.8% | -1.33 % change on previous year | -27.6 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -1562.1% | -1.16 % change on previous year | -19.35 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +1383.4% | 2.14 % change on previous year | 31.81 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.1738 % change on previous year | -27.87 % change on previous year | 15.64 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.24 % change on previous year | -28.24 % change on previous year | 72.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.4 % change on previous year | -45.03 % change on previous year | 17.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.42 % change on previous year | -28.87 % change on previous year | 46.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6 % change on previous year | -27.6 % change on previous year | 48.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 % change on previous year | -19.35 % change on previous year | 16.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.29 % change on previous year | -2.46 % change on previous year | 31.81 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 133 Chad 5.48 % change on previous year compare
- 134 Hong Kong 5.48 % change on previous year compare
- 135 Georgia 5.39 % change on previous year compare
- 137 East Timor 5.27 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Saudi Arabia 5.2 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Turkey 5.19 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1831 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0072 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3524 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual in Lesotho?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual in Lesotho was 5.38 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 72.49 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -45.03 % change on previous year in 1982.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual?
- Lesotho ranks 136th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.