Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Production in Lesotho
Lesotho: Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Production was 9,000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Production in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 9,000 t for shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 137.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — production in Lesotho peaked at 9,000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,613 t, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 33rd out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Production in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,787 t | — |
| 2011 | 4,000 t | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 3,785 t | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 3,654 t | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 3,690 t | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 3,692 t | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,695 t | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3,697 t | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,722 t | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,613 t | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 3,627 t | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 6,000 t | +65.4% |
| 2023 | 9,000 t | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,747 t | 3,654 t | 4,000 t | 9 |
| 2020s | 5,560 t | 3,613 t | 9,000 t | 4 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.49 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.49 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — production in Lesotho?
- Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — production in Lesotho was 9,000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — production recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 9,000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — production recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,613 t in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — production?
- Lesotho ranks 33rd out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — production rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.8%. 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 Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.