Non Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Lesotho
Lesotho: Non Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 199.89 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Non Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 199.89 for non food — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non food — gross per capita production index number in Lesotho peaked at 315 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 54.96, in 1988.
That places Lesotho 6th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Non Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 277.64 | — |
| 1962 | 315 | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 305.08 | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 291.4 | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 254.58 | -12.6% |
| 1966 | 279 | +9.6% |
| 1967 | 269.2 | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 265.55 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 267.71 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 258.23 | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 221.19 | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 163.8 | -25.9% |
| 1973 | 181.91 | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 146.17 | -19.6% |
| 1975 | 108.44 | -25.8% |
| 1976 | 95.88 | -11.6% |
| 1977 | 106.1 | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 103.12 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 102.36 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 100.36 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 105.23 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 103.25 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 109.41 | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 113.97 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 111.38 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 117.11 | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 105.58 | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 54.96 | -47.9% |
| 1989 | 77.41 | +40.8% |
| 1990 | 99.38 | +28.4% |
| 1991 | 92.37 | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 152.73 | +65.3% |
| 1993 | 123.86 | -18.9% |
| 1994 | 122.82 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 149.54 | +21.8% |
| 1996 | 95.73 | -36.0% |
| 1997 | 100.73 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 68.73 | -31.8% |
| 1999 | 72.84 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 74.24 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 89.34 | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 90.64 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 80.71 | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 89.99 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 111.33 | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 114.73 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 112.78 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 130.93 | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 112.66 | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 108.56 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 113.64 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 106.47 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 103.31 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 100.52 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 100.32 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.16 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 98 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 95.94 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 94.31 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 110.69 | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 125.53 | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 150.18 | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 222.79 | +48.3% |
| 2024 | 199.89 | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 280.57 | 254.58 | 315 | 9 |
| 1970s | 148.72 | 95.88 | 258.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.87 | 54.96 | 117.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 107.87 | 68.73 | 152.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.73 | 74.24 | 130.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.02 | 94.31 | 113.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 161.82 | 110.69 | 222.79 | 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 non food — gross per capita production index number in Lesotho?
- Non food — gross per capita production index number in Lesotho was 199.89 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest non food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 315 in 1962.
- What is the lowest non food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.96 in 1988.
- How does Lesotho rank for non food — gross per capita production index number?
- Lesotho ranks 6th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. 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 Non Food — 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.