ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Lesotho
Lesotho: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 19.8 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Lesotho, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Lesotho stood at 19.8 %.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Lesotho peaked at 21 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.4 %, in 1996.
That places Lesotho 67th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17 % | — |
| 1992 | 16.8 % | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 16.5 % | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 16.1 % | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 15.9 % | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 15.4 % | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 15.8 % | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 16.6 % | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 17.3 % | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 17.6 % | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 17.8 % | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 18 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 18 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.3 % | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 18.2 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.9 % | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 17.8 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 17.6 % | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 17.8 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.7 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.5 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.6 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.2 % | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 18.5 % | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 18.4 % | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 20 % | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 21 % | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 20.6 % | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 20.4 % | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 20.1 % | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 19.8 % | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.38 % | 15.4 % | 17.3 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.9 % | 17.6 % | 18.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.84 % | 17.5 % | 18.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.32 % | 19.8 % | 21 % | 6 |
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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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Lesotho?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Lesotho was 19.8 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 21 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4 % in 1996.
- How does Lesotho rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Lesotho ranks 67th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — 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.