FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value in Lesotho
Lesotho: FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value was 59.42 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2023, fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value in Lesotho stood at 59.42 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value in Lesotho peaked at 59.42 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.1 1000 No, in 2006.
That places Lesotho 115th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.85 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 51.54 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 50.83 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 50.54 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 50.49 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.48 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.1 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 50.09 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 50.68 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 50.44 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 51.48 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 52.58 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 54.03 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 54.65 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 55.18 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 55.48 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 56.96 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 56.25 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 53.79 1000 No | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 53.66 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 53.96 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 56.18 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 57.97 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 59.42 1000 No | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5 1000 No | 49.1 1000 No | 51.54 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.41 1000 No | 51.48 1000 No | 56.96 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.88 1000 No | 53.96 1000 No | 59.42 1000 No | 4 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.49 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.49 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value in Lesotho?
- Fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value in Lesotho was 59.42 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 59.42 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1 1000 No in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value?
- Lesotho ranks 115th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — 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.