Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value … 2015 rate annual growth in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value … 2015 rate annual growth was -2.51 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Lesotho, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Lesotho is -2.51 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 134.9% on the previous year and down 308.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Lesotho peaked at 53 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -29.38 % change on previous year, in 2002.
Lesotho ranks 168th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 … 2015 rate annual growth in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -9.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 7.7 % change on previous year | -182.5% |
| 1973 | 28.38 % change on previous year | +268.4% |
| 1974 | 22.89 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 1975 | -24.02 % change on previous year | -204.9% |
| 1976 | -5.81 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 1977 | 25.34 % change on previous year | -536.5% |
| 1978 | 11.47 % change on previous year | -54.7% |
| 1979 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -70.1% |
| 1980 | -24.44 % change on previous year | -812.0% |
| 1981 | 4.54 % change on previous year | -118.6% |
| 1982 | -13.98 % change on previous year | -407.7% |
| 1983 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -116.3% |
| 1984 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -148.8% |
| 1985 | 9.68 % change on previous year | -970.0% |
| 1986 | 16.35 % change on previous year | +69.0% |
| 1987 | -14.99 % change on previous year | -191.6% |
| 1988 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -120.6% |
| 1989 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 1990 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -217.5% |
| 1991 | -27.04 % change on previous year | -2006.8% |
| 1992 | 23.91 % change on previous year | -188.4% |
| 1993 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -93.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2221 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 1995 | -2.23 % change on previous year | -1103.0% |
| 1996 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 1997 | -1.23 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 16.86 % change on previous year | -1466.4% |
| 1999 | 8.75 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 2000 | -4.4 % change on previous year | -150.3% |
| 2001 | 12.94 % change on previous year | -394.2% |
| 2002 | -29.38 % change on previous year | -327.1% |
| 2003 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -111.7% |
| 2004 | -0.9079 % change on previous year | -126.5% |
| 2005 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -252.8% |
| 2006 | -10.31 % change on previous year | -843.2% |
| 2007 | -0.6859 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 2008 | 17.72 % change on previous year | -2684.2% |
| 2009 | 6.26 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 2010 | -5.64 % change on previous year | -190.2% |
| 2011 | -5.28 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 8.57 % change on previous year | -262.3% |
| 2013 | 10.58 % change on previous year | +23.5% |
| 2014 | -15.48 % change on previous year | -246.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -107.8% |
| 2016 | 53 % change on previous year | +4307.4% |
| 2017 | -20.21 % change on previous year | -138.1% |
| 2018 | -13.26 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 2019 | -0.4747 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 2020 | 15.11 % change on previous year | -3283.3% |
| 2021 | 10.57 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 2022 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -74.5% |
| 2023 | 7.72 % change on previous year | +186.2% |
| 2024 | 7.19 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2025 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -134.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's -2.51 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.98 % change on previous year. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's -2.51 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.82 % change on previous year. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value … 2015 rate annual growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +4307.4% | 1.2 % change on previous year | 53 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +3283.3% | -0.4747 % change on previous year | 15.11 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | +2684.2% | -0.6859 % change on previous year | 17.72 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -2006.8% | 1.42 % change on previous year | -27.04 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1466.4% | -1.23 % change on previous year | 16.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.67 % change on previous year | -24.02 % change on previous year | 28.38 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -1.98 % change on previous year | -24.44 % change on previous year | 16.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 % change on previous year | -27.04 % change on previous year | 23.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3958 % change on previous year | -29.38 % change on previous year | 17.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 % change on previous year | -20.21 % change on previous year | 53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8 % change on previous year | -2.51 % change on previous year | 15.11 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 165 Albania -1.95 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Isle of Man -2 % change on previous year compare
- 167 Palau -2.16 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Portugal -2.82 % change on previous year compare
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda -2.91 % change on previous year compare
- 171 Singapore -3.03 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -71.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Lesotho?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Lesotho was -2.51 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 53 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.38 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Lesotho ranks 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 308.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.