FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Lesotho
Lesotho: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 33.83 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Lesotho is 33.83 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Lesotho peaked at 36.36 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.37 %, in 2004.
That places Lesotho 92nd out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.94 % | — |
| 2001 | 30.11 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 29.5 % | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 29.69 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 29.37 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 30.21 % | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 30.49 % | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 31.31 % | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 31.63 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 31.17 % | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 32.09 % | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 32.58 % | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 33.64 % | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 33.98 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 34.73 % | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 35.33 % | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 36.36 % | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 35.78 % | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 34.46 % | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 35.05 % | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 33.48 % | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 33.04 % | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 33.4 % | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 33.83 % | +1.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 33.83 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.95 %, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 33.83 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.44 %, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.34 % | 29.37 % | 31.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4 % | 32.09 % | 36.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.44 % | 33.04 % | 33.83 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Lesotho?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Lesotho was 33.83 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 36.36 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.37 % in 2004.
- How does Lesotho rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
- Lesotho ranks 92nd out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.