Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was -2.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Lesotho, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Lesotho stood at -2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 134.9% on the previous year and down 308.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Lesotho peaked at 53.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -29.4%, in 2002.
That places Lesotho 169th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -9.3% | — |
| 1972 | 7.7% | -182.5% |
| 1973 | 28.4% | +268.4% |
| 1974 | 22.9% | -19.4% |
| 1975 | -24.0% | -204.9% |
| 1976 | -5.8% | -75.8% |
| 1977 | 25.3% | -536.4% |
| 1978 | 11.5% | -54.7% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | -70.1% |
| 1980 | -24.4% | -812.0% |
| 1981 | 4.5% | -118.6% |
| 1982 | -14.0% | -407.7% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | -116.3% |
| 1984 | -1.1% | -148.8% |
| 1985 | 9.7% | -970.0% |
| 1986 | 16.4% | +69.0% |
| 1987 | -15.0% | -191.6% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -120.6% |
| 1989 | -1.2% | -139.1% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -217.5% |
| 1991 | -27.0% | -2006.8% |
| 1992 | 23.9% | -188.4% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -93.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -86.6% |
| 1995 | -2.2% | -1103.2% |
| 1996 | -1.4% | -35.4% |
| 1997 | -1.2% | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | -1466.5% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | -48.1% |
| 2000 | -4.4% | -150.3% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -394.3% |
| 2002 | -29.4% | -327.1% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -111.7% |
| 2004 | -0.9% | -126.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -252.8% |
| 2006 | -10.3% | -843.3% |
| 2007 | -0.7% | -93.3% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -2684.2% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -64.7% |
| 2010 | -5.6% | -190.2% |
| 2011 | -5.3% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -262.3% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +23.5% |
| 2014 | -15.5% | -246.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -107.8% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +4307.6% |
| 2017 | -20.2% | -138.1% |
| 2018 | -13.3% | -34.4% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | -96.4% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -3283.2% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -30.1% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -74.5% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +186.1% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -6.8% |
| 2025 | -2.5% | -134.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | -24.0% | 28.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | -2.0% | -24.4% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | -27.0% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4% | -29.4% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -20.2% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | -2.5% | 15.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,189 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,791 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 29.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 32,030 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,559 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Lesotho?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Lesotho was -2.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.4% in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Lesotho ranks 169th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 308.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.