Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index was 90 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index in Lesotho is 90, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index in Lesotho peaked at 149.8 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 71.34, in 1998.
Lesotho ranks 119th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 149.8 | — |
| 1962 | 147.38 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 145 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 142.66 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 139.9 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 148.44 | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 143.22 | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 138.07 | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 133.14 | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 141.53 | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 136.57 | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 131.85 | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 140.66 | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 135.89 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 131.27 | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 127.13 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 133.86 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 130.1 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 126.39 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 114.81 | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 116.87 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 121.33 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 128.82 | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 125.18 | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 121.68 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 120.96 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 118.31 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 115.84 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 113.51 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 107.73 | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 99.79 | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 96.86 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 92.52 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 98.18 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 82.75 | -15.7% |
| 1996 | 90.6 | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 85.12 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 71.34 | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 75.88 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 79.19 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 84.58 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 90.14 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 97.84 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 103.89 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 111.95 | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 110.15 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 115.09 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 123.08 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 113.21 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 107.23 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 106.48 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 99.28 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 101.74 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 101.13 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 100.04 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 98.83 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 97.64 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 96.23 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 95.06 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 94.24 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 92.98 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 92.01 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 91.04 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 90 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 143.07 | 133.14 | 149.8 | 9 |
| 1970s | 133.53 | 126.39 | 141.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 119.73 | 113.51 | 128.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.08 | 71.34 | 107.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.91 | 79.19 | 123.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.37 | 95.06 | 107.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.05 | 90 | 94.24 | 5 |
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- 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 vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index in Lesotho?
- Vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index in Lesotho was 90 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 149.8 in 1961.
- What is the lowest vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.34 in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index?
- Lesotho ranks 119th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 Vegetables and Fruit Primary — 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.