Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per was 4,673 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4,673 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
184th
of 202 countries
All-time high
4,732 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
703.94 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Lesotho is 4,673 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Lesotho peaked at 4,732 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 703.94 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 184th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,051 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,216 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 1,298 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 1,398 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 1,433 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 1,034 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1967 | 898.69 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1968 | 939.81 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 916.32 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 980.93 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 703.94 current US$ per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1972 | 1,146 current US$ per square kilometre | +62.8% |
| 1973 | 1,977 current US$ per square kilometre | +72.5% |
| 1974 | 1,957 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1,798 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 1,496 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1977 | 2,393 current US$ per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1978 | 2,663 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 3,274 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1980 | 3,189 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 3,482 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 1,914 current US$ per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 1983 | 2,071 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 1,670 current US$ per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1985 | 1,418 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 1,663 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1987 | 1,891 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 2,169 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 2,060 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 2,389 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 1,699 current US$ per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1992 | 2,485 current US$ per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 1993 | 2,293 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 2,390 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 2,898 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1996 | 2,396 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1997 | 2,302 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 2,545 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 2,641 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 2,288 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 2,257 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,634 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 2003 | 2,420 current US$ per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 2004 | 2,979 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 3,143 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 2,871 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 2,709 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 2,850 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 3,156 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 3,579 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 3,861 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 3,995 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 3,949 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3,185 current US$ per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 2,939 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 3,429 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 3,771 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 3,578 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 3,515 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3,590 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 4,732 current US$ per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2022 | 4,616 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 4,673 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,132 current US$ per square kilometre | 898.69 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,433 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,839 current US$ per square kilometre | 703.94 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,274 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,153 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,418 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,482 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,404 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,699 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,898 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,631 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,634 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,156 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,580 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,939 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,995 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,403 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,590 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,732 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 181 San Marino 5,100 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 182 Gabon 5,018 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 183 Canada 4,839 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 185 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4,499 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 186 Djibouti 4,208 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 187 Congo 4,016 current US$ per square kilometre 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, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Lesotho?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Lesotho was 4,673 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4,732 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 703.94 current US$ per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per?
- Lesotho ranks 184th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.