SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value in Lesotho
Lesotho: SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value was 6.5 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value in Lesotho, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value in Lesotho stood at 6.5 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value in Lesotho peaked at 8.27 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.78 %, in 2015.
Lesotho ranks 86th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.27 % | — |
| 2002 | 6.46 % | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 6.3 % | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 6.06 % | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 5.7 % | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 5.04 % | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 4.89 % | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 4.9 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.5 % | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 4.86 % | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 4.54 % | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 4.9 % | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 5.06 % | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.96 % | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 3.78 % | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 4.92 % | +30.2% |
| 2017 | 4.96 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.25 % | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 4.46 % | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 5.31 % | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 5.96 % | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 5.95 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 6.64 % | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 6.5 % | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9 % | 4.89 % | 8.27 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.57 % | 3.78 % | 5.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.07 % | 5.31 % | 6.64 % | 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 sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value in Lesotho?
- Sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value in Lesotho was 6.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8.27 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.78 % in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value?
- Lesotho ranks 86th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. 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 SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value added share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.