Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) (I) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) (I) was 64,352 1000 Int$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Crops — Gross Production Value in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 Int$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crops — gross production value in Lesotho is 64,352 1000 Int$, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crops — gross production value in Lesotho peaked at 97,934 1000 Int$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 36,701 1000 Int$, in 1972.
That places Lesotho 210th out of 258 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) (I) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 63,040 1000 Int$ | — |
| 1962 | 60,957 1000 Int$ | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 60,811 1000 Int$ | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 60,445 1000 Int$ | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 59,313 1000 Int$ | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 62,855 1000 Int$ | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 61,015 1000 Int$ | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 60,298 1000 Int$ | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 60,306 1000 Int$ | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 56,003 1000 Int$ | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 59,503 1000 Int$ | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 36,701 1000 Int$ | -38.3% |
| 1973 | 49,891 1000 Int$ | +35.9% |
| 1974 | 78,067 1000 Int$ | +56.5% |
| 1975 | 58,789 1000 Int$ | -24.7% |
| 1976 | 47,995 1000 Int$ | -18.4% |
| 1977 | 87,117 1000 Int$ | +81.5% |
| 1978 | 86,782 1000 Int$ | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 73,924 1000 Int$ | -14.8% |
| 1980 | 62,158 1000 Int$ | -15.9% |
| 1981 | 57,086 1000 Int$ | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 50,149 1000 Int$ | -12.2% |
| 1983 | 48,743 1000 Int$ | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 51,225 1000 Int$ | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 60,227 1000 Int$ | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 53,838 1000 Int$ | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 57,738 1000 Int$ | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 79,966 1000 Int$ | +38.5% |
| 1989 | 76,168 1000 Int$ | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 83,953 1000 Int$ | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 42,630 1000 Int$ | -49.2% |
| 1992 | 48,869 1000 Int$ | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 61,912 1000 Int$ | +26.7% |
| 1994 | 80,669 1000 Int$ | +30.3% |
| 1995 | 50,715 1000 Int$ | -37.1% |
| 1996 | 91,814 1000 Int$ | +81.0% |
| 1997 | 86,762 1000 Int$ | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 74,926 1000 Int$ | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 78,162 1000 Int$ | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 74,790 1000 Int$ | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 96,907 1000 Int$ | +29.6% |
| 2002 | 72,149 1000 Int$ | -25.5% |
| 2003 | 65,740 1000 Int$ | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 65,332 1000 Int$ | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 65,405 1000 Int$ | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 61,509 1000 Int$ | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 60,031 1000 Int$ | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 60,367 1000 Int$ | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 58,320 1000 Int$ | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 84,292 1000 Int$ | +44.5% |
| 2011 | 71,826 1000 Int$ | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 69,008 1000 Int$ | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 72,236 1000 Int$ | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 74,834 1000 Int$ | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 67,385 1000 Int$ | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 54,300 1000 Int$ | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 97,934 1000 Int$ | +80.4% |
| 2018 | 86,896 1000 Int$ | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 57,809 1000 Int$ | -33.5% |
| 2020 | 57,762 1000 Int$ | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 78,632 1000 Int$ | +36.1% |
| 2022 | 71,301 1000 Int$ | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 82,462 1000 Int$ | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 64,352 1000 Int$ | -22.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) (I) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +81.5% | 47,995 1000 Int$ | 87,117 1000 Int$ |
| 1996 | +81.0% | 50,715 1000 Int$ | 91,814 1000 Int$ |
| 2017 | +80.4% | 54,300 1000 Int$ | 97,934 1000 Int$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61,004 1000 Int$ | 59,313 1000 Int$ | 63,040 1000 Int$ | 9 |
| 1970s | 63,477 1000 Int$ | 36,701 1000 Int$ | 87,117 1000 Int$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,730 1000 Int$ | 48,743 1000 Int$ | 79,966 1000 Int$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,041 1000 Int$ | 42,630 1000 Int$ | 91,814 1000 Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,055 1000 Int$ | 58,320 1000 Int$ | 96,907 1000 Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 73,652 1000 Int$ | 54,300 1000 Int$ | 97,934 1000 Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,902 1000 Int$ | 57,762 1000 Int$ | 82,462 1000 Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 207 Botswana 81,652 1000 Int$ compare
- 208 Montenegro 78,626 1000 Int$ compare
- 209 Qatar 77,336 1000 Int$ compare
- 210 Lesotho 64,352 1000 Int$ compare
- 212 Micronesia 62,518 1000 Int$ compare
- 213 Luxembourg 53,640 1000 Int$ compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Potatoes — Production 132,750 t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production 33.09 t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight 1 kg/An (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 6,948 An (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production 220.48 t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight 32 kg/An (2024)
- Potatoes — Area harvested 7,421 ha (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield 9,123 kg/ha (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Production 32,625 t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 25,291 An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crops — gross production value in Lesotho?
- Crops — gross production value in Lesotho was 64,352 1000 Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crops — gross production value recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 97,934 1000 Int$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest crops — gross production value recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,701 1000 Int$ in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for crops — gross production value?
- Lesotho ranks 210th out of 258 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crops — gross production value rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 of the United Nations, published as part of Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The domain provides detailed data on the value of agricultural production that is calculated by the agricultural production data and the price data at farm gate. Thus, the value of production measures the agricultural production in monetary terms at the farm gate level.