Crops and livestock products — Share of agricultural exports to GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Crops and livestock products — Share of agricultural exports to GDP was 12.04 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Crops and livestock products — Share of agricultural exports to GDP in Lesotho, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 12.04 % for crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 60.7% on the previous year and up 833.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp in Lesotho peaked at 12.04 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.57 %, in 2010.
That places Lesotho 6th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Crops and livestock products — Share of agricultural exports to GDP in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.57 % | — |
| 2011 | 0.94 % | +64.9% |
| 2012 | 1.29 % | +37.2% |
| 2016 | 2.27 % | +76.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1 % | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6 % | -71.4% |
| 2019 | 1.85 % | +208.3% |
| 2020 | 3.82 % | +106.5% |
| 2021 | 6.43 % | +68.3% |
| 2022 | 7.17 % | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 7.49 % | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 12.04 % | +60.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 12.04 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.3 %, 3.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 12.04 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.9 %, 4.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.37 % | 0.57 % | 2.27 % | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.39 % | 3.82 % | 12.04 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 3 Cabo Verde 0.01 % compare
- 3 Eswatini 15.24 % compare
- 3 Viet Nam 6.05 % compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.03 % compare
- 4 Ukraine 12.97 % compare
- 5 Myanmar 12.49 % compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 3.86 % compare
- 6 Türkiye 2.32 % compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.12 % compare
- 7 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 10.92 % compare
- 8 New Zealand 10.83 % compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 0.84 % compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.28 % compare
- 9 Latvia 10 % 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 crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp in Lesotho?
- Crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp in Lesotho was 12.04 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 12.04 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.57 % in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 6th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 833.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Share of agricultural exports to GDP. 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