Agriculture — Gross Production Index Number in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture — Gross Production Index Number was 105.59 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Gross Production Index Number in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — gross production index number in Lesotho is 105.59, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — gross production index number in Lesotho peaked at 126.89 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.12, in 1991.
That places Lesotho 106th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Gross Production Index Number in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 73.87 | — |
| 1962 | 76.03 | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 75.59 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 69.27 | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 73.12 | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 72.46 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 76.17 | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 73.39 | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 76.91 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 80.57 | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 82.14 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 69.33 | -15.6% |
| 1973 | 79.15 | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 94.37 | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 82.55 | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 71.74 | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 89.56 | +24.8% |
| 1978 | 89.11 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 87.69 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 90.01 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 88.7 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 88.02 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 88.97 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 91.04 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 94.13 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 92.99 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 96.18 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 104.82 | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 102.6 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 103.3 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 63.12 | -38.9% |
| 1992 | 74.16 | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 79.86 | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 90.72 | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 80.73 | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 95.07 | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 98.23 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 86.56 | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 99.62 | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 101.27 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 117.64 | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 98.92 | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 93.35 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 93.7 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 100.96 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 89.37 | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 96.85 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 99.18 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 90.07 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 103.56 | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 105.37 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 104.18 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 105.78 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 106.27 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 100.88 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 92.85 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 112.34 | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 106.68 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 91.22 | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 84.74 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 91.88 | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 110.19 | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 126.89 | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 105.59 | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.09 | 69.27 | 76.91 | 9 |
| 1970s | 82.62 | 69.33 | 94.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.75 | 88.02 | 104.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.14 | 63.12 | 103.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.13 | 89.37 | 117.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.91 | 91.22 | 112.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.86 | 84.74 | 126.89 | 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 — gross production index number in Lesotho?
- Agriculture — gross production index number in Lesotho was 105.59 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — gross production index number recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 126.89 in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture — gross production index number recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.12 in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture — gross production index number?
- Lesotho ranks 106th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — gross production index number rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.