Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 39.85 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Lesotho stood at 39.85 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Lesotho peaked at 52.43 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.93 %, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 26th out of 139 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.43 % | — |
| 2001 | 51.8 % | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 51.06 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 50.05 % | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 49.47 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 48.43 % | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 47.16 % | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 46.19 % | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 45.06 % | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 44.98 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 43.74 % | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 42.73 % | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 41.61 % | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 41.17 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 40.39 % | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 39.7 % | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 39.31 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 39.54 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 39.34 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 28.93 % | -26.5% |
| 2020 | 40.23 % | +39.1% |
| 2021 | 40.39 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 39.96 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 39.85 % | -0.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 39.85 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.02 %, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 39.85 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.78 %, 95% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +39.1% | 28.93 % | 40.23 % |
| 2019 | -26.5% | 39.34 % | 28.93 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.66 % | 44.98 % | 52.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.65 % | 28.93 % | 43.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.11 % | 39.85 % | 40.39 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Lesotho?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Lesotho was 39.85 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 52.43 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.93 % in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Lesotho ranks 26th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry and sex: Employment in agriculture — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.