Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 19.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 19.8% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho peaked at 21.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 1996.
Lesotho ranks 76th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.0% | — |
| 1992 | 16.8% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 16.6% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 19.8% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 15.4% | 17.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.6% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.5% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.8% | 21.0% | 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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho was 19.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 1996.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.