Crops and livestock products — Agricultural trade openness index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Crops and livestock products — Agricultural trade openness index was 0.32 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Crops and livestock products — Agricultural trade openness index in Lesotho, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, crops and livestock products — agricultural trade openness index in Lesotho stood at 0.32. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crops and livestock products — agricultural trade openness index in Lesotho peaked at 0.32 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.11, in 2018.
Lesotho ranks 1st of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Crops and livestock products — Agricultural trade openness index in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.16 | — |
| 2011 | 0.15 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.17 | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2 | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 0.19 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.11 | -42.1% |
| 2019 | 0.16 | +45.5% |
| 2020 | 0.22 | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 0.21 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.27 | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.32 | +18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1629 | 0.11 | 0.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.258 | 0.21 | 0.32 | 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 crops and livestock products — agricultural trade openness index in Lesotho?
- Crops and livestock products — agricultural trade openness index in Lesotho was 0.32 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crops and livestock products — agricultural trade openness index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.32 in 2024.
- What is the lowest crops and livestock products — agricultural trade openness index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for crops and livestock products — agricultural trade openness index?
- Lesotho ranks 1st out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crops and livestock products — agricultural trade openness index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. 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 Crops and livestock products — Agricultural trade openness index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK