Crops — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Lesotho
Lesotho: Crops — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 88.35 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Crops — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 88.35 for crops — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 22.8% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crops — gross per capita production index number in Lesotho peaked at 266.6 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 74.25, in 1991.
Lesotho ranks 131st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Crops — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 266.6 | — |
| 1962 | 250.22 | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 242.31 | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 233.87 | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 222.86 | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 228.73 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 214.24 | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 204.1 | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 196.84 | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 176.32 | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 180.79 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 107.66 | -40.5% |
| 1973 | 141.35 | +31.3% |
| 1974 | 213.69 | +51.2% |
| 1975 | 155.45 | -27.3% |
| 1976 | 122.9 | -20.9% |
| 1977 | 216.73 | +76.3% |
| 1978 | 209.83 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 173.65 | -17.2% |
| 1980 | 141.82 | -18.3% |
| 1981 | 126.51 | -10.8% |
| 1982 | 107.96 | -14.7% |
| 1983 | 101.94 | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 104.11 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 118.99 | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 103.7 | -12.8% |
| 1987 | 108.78 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 147.5 | +35.6% |
| 1989 | 137.68 | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 148.88 | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 74.25 | -50.1% |
| 1992 | 83.72 | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 104.47 | +24.8% |
| 1994 | 134.29 | +28.5% |
| 1995 | 83.4 | -37.9% |
| 1996 | 149.38 | +79.1% |
| 1997 | 140.05 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 120.34 | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 125.22 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 119.77 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 155.43 | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 116.08 | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 106.28 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 106.37 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 107.47 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 101.48 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 98.63 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 98.51 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.48 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 135.51 | +43.4% |
| 2011 | 114.45 | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 108.86 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 112.72 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 115.45 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 102.75 | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 81.79 | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 145.7 | +78.1% |
| 2018 | 127.71 | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 83.97 | -34.2% |
| 2020 | 82.91 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 111.58 | +34.6% |
| 2022 | 100.09 | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 114.49 | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 88.35 | -22.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 228.86 | 196.84 | 266.6 | 9 |
| 1970s | 169.84 | 107.66 | 216.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 119.9 | 101.94 | 147.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 116.4 | 74.25 | 149.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.45 | 94.48 | 155.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.89 | 81.79 | 145.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.48 | 82.91 | 114.49 | 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 — gross per capita production index number in Lesotho?
- Crops — gross per capita production index number in Lesotho was 88.35 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crops — gross per capita production index number recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 266.6 in 1961.
- What is the lowest crops — gross per capita production index number recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.25 in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for crops — gross per capita production index number?
- Lesotho ranks 131st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crops — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crops — Gross per capita 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.