Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 was 99.94 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.94
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
127th
of 182 countries
All-time high
114.99
in 2008
All-time low
54.01
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Index Number in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 99.94 for vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Lesotho peaked at 114.99 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 54.01, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 127th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54.01 | — |
| 1962 | 54.74 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 55.48 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 56.22 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 56.77 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 62.19 | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 62.19 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 62.19 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 62.19 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 68.53 | +10.2% |
| 1971 | 68.53 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 68.53 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 75.69 | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 75.69 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 75.69 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 75.69 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 82.03 | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 82.03 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 82.03 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 76.72 | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 80.4 | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 85.93 | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 93.91 | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 93.91 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 93.91 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 95.75 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 95.75 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 95.75 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 95.75 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 92.62 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 87.35 | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 86.2 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 83.59 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 89.92 | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 76.72 | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 84.9 | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 80.4 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 67.72 | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 72.22 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 75.39 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 80.4 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 85.42 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 92.27 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 97.29 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 103.88 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 101.79 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 106.8 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 114.99 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 106.54 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 101.7 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 101.89 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.96 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 99.4 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 99.94 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 100.03 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 100.03 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.06 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.83 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.79 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.1 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.91 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.93 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.98 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.94 | -0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 99.94 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 116.9, 85% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 99.94 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 115.18, 87% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.44 | 54.01 | 62.19 | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.44 | 68.53 | 82.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.78 | 76.72 | 95.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.16 | 67.72 | 92.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.48 | 75.39 | 114.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.86 | 95.96 | 101.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.97 | 99.91 | 100.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 124 China, Hong Kong SAR 100.34 compare
- 125 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 100.07 compare
- 126 Uruguay 99.98 compare
- 128 Iraq 99.71 compare
- 129 Samoa 99.16 compare
- 130 Trinidad and Tobago 99.02 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1831 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0072 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3524 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Lesotho?
- Vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Lesotho was 99.94 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 114.99 in 2008.
- What is the lowest vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.01 in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number?
- Lesotho ranks 127th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.