Agriculture production index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture production index was 106.79 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Agriculture production index in Lesotho, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in gross, 1999-2001 = 100.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 106.79 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 for agriculture production index in 2011.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture production index in Lesotho peaked at 113.66 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 66.56 gross, 1999-2001 = 100, in 1964.
That places Lesotho 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Agriculture production index in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 71.07 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | — |
| 1962 | 72.72 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 72.28 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 66.56 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 70.22 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 74.17 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 77.21 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 78.19 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 84.02 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 82.23 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 82.56 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 71.03 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -14.0% |
| 1973 | 82.47 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +16.1% |
| 1974 | 97.39 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 82.24 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 69.92 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -15.0% |
| 1977 | 89.15 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +27.5% |
| 1978 | 88.19 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 85.84 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 86.96 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 91.45 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 91.03 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 90.3 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 93.68 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 90.1 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 88.74 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 91.94 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 102 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 99.39 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 100.31 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 76.74 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -23.5% |
| 1992 | 86.74 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 96.22 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 102.78 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 88.24 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 103.22 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 104.12 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 92.26 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 105.24 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 101.75 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 113.66 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 97.55 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 91.03 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 96.02 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 102.25 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 101.73 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 101.94 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.16 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 94.75 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 110.46 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 106.79 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.05 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 66.56 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 84.02 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 9 |
| 1970s | 83.1 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 69.92 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 97.39 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.56 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 86.96 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 102 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.59 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 76.74 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 105.24 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.78 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 91.03 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 113.66 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.62 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 106.79 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 110.46 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture production index in Lesotho?
- Agriculture production index in Lesotho was 106.79 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest agriculture production index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 113.66 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in 2001.
- What is the lowest agriculture production index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.56 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in 1964.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture production index?
- Lesotho ranks 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is agriculture production index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Agriculture production index (gross, 1999-2001 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 2004-2006. They are based on the sum of price-weighted quantities of different agricultural commodities produced after deductions of quantities used as seed and feed weighted in a similar manner. The resulting aggregate represents, therefore, disposable production for any use except as seed and feed. All the indices at the country, regional and world levels are calculated by the Laspeyres formula. Production quantities of each commodity are weighted by 2004-2006 average international commodity prices and summed for each year. To obtain the index, the aggregate for a given year is divided by the average aggregate for the base period 2004-2006. Since the FAO indices are based on the concept of agriculture as a single enterprise, amounts of seed and feed are subtracted from the production data to avoid double counting them, once in the production data and once with the crops or livestock produced from them. Deductions for seed (in the case of eggs, for hatching) and for livestock and poultry feed apply to both domestically produced and imported commodities. They cover only primary agricultural products destined to animal feed (e.g. maize, potatoes, milk, etc.). Processed and semi-processed feed items such as bran, oilcakes, meals and molasses have been completely excluded from the calculations at all stages. should be noted that when calculating indices of agricultural, food and nonfood production, all intermediate primary inputs of agricultural origin are deducted. However, for indices of any other commodity group, only inputs originating from within the same group are deducted; thus, only seed is removed from the group “crops” and from all crop subgroups, such as cereals, oil crops, etc.; and both feed and seed originating from within the livestock sector (e.g. milk feed, hatching eggs) are removed from the group “livestock products”. For the main two livestock subgroups, namely, meat and milk, only feed originating from the respective subgroup is removed. The ”international commodity prices” are used in order to avoid the use of exchange rates for obtaining continental and world aggregates, and also to improve and facilitate international comparative analysis of productivity at the national level. These” international prices”, expressed in so-called ""international dollars”, are derived using a Geary-Khamis formula for the agricultural sector. This method assigns a single “price” to each commodity. For example, one metric ton of wheat has the same price regardless of the country where it was produced. The currency unit in which the prices are expressed has no influence on the indices published. The commodities covered in the computation of indices of agricultural production are all crops and livestock products originating in each country. Practically all products are covered, with the main exception of fodder crops. The category of food production includes commodities that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Accordingly, coffee and tea are excluded along with inedible commodities because, although edible, they have practically no nutritive value. Aggregates are the sum of available data.