Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) was 0.0845 1000 Int$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0845 1000 Int$ per person for agriculture — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Lesotho peaked at 0.1821 1000 Int$ per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0641 1000 Int$ per person, in 1991.
Lesotho ranks 163rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1821 1000 Int$ per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1819 1000 Int$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1756 1000 Int$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1562 1000 Int$ per person | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1601 1000 Int$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1537 1000 Int$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1559 1000 Int$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1448 1000 Int$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1463 1000 Int$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1478 1000 Int$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1455 1000 Int$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1185 1000 Int$ per person | -18.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1307 1000 Int$ per person | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1506 1000 Int$ per person | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1272 1000 Int$ per person | -15.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1071 1000 Int$ per person | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1299 1000 Int$ per person | +21.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1256 1000 Int$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1201 1000 Int$ per person | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1197 1000 Int$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1146 1000 Int$ per person | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1104 1000 Int$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1085 1000 Int$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1079 1000 Int$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1084 1000 Int$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1044 1000 Int$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1056 1000 Int$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1127 1000 Int$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1081 1000 Int$ per person | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1068 1000 Int$ per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0641 1000 Int$ per person | -40.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0741 1000 Int$ per person | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0785 1000 Int$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.088 1000 Int$ per person | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0774 1000 Int$ per person | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0902 1000 Int$ per person | +16.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0924 1000 Int$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.081 1000 Int$ per person | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 0.093 1000 Int$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0945 1000 Int$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.11 1000 Int$ per person | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0928 1000 Int$ per person | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 0.088 1000 Int$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0889 1000 Int$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0967 1000 Int$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0859 1000 Int$ per person | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0927 1000 Int$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0943 1000 Int$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0851 1000 Int$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.097 1000 Int$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0979 1000 Int$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0958 1000 Int$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0962 1000 Int$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0956 1000 Int$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0897 1000 Int$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0815 1000 Int$ per person | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0974 1000 Int$ per person | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0914 1000 Int$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0772 1000 Int$ per person | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0709 1000 Int$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.076 1000 Int$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0902 1000 Int$ per person | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1027 1000 Int$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0845 1000 Int$ per person | -17.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0845 1000 Int$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3214 1000 Int$ per person, 26% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0845 1000 Int$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2333 1000 Int$ per person, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1618 1000 Int$ per person | 0.1448 1000 Int$ per person | 0.1821 1000 Int$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1303 1000 Int$ per person | 0.1071 1000 Int$ per person | 0.1506 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.11 1000 Int$ per person | 0.1044 1000 Int$ per person | 0.1197 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0845 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0641 1000 Int$ per person | 0.1068 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0929 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0851 1000 Int$ per person | 0.11 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.092 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0772 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0979 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0848 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0709 1000 Int$ per person | 0.1027 1000 Int$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 160 Puerto Rico 0.0988 1000 Int$ per person compare
- 161 Yemen 0.0884 1000 Int$ per person compare
- 162 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0845 1000 Int$ per person compare
- 164 Nauru 0.0696 1000 Int$ per person compare
- 165 Seychelles 0.0695 1000 Int$ per person compare
- 166 Djibouti 0.0687 1000 Int$ per person 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 — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Lesotho?
- Agriculture — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Lesotho was 0.0845 1000 Int$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1821 1000 Int$ per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0641 1000 Int$ per person in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand)?
- Lesotho ranks 163rd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.