Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita LCU in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita LCU was 618.2 constant LCU per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per in Lesotho, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant lcu), per in Lesotho is 618.2 constant LCU per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant lcu), per in Lesotho peaked at 1,118 constant LCU per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 413.37 constant LCU per person, in 1991.
Lesotho ranks 138th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita LCU in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 834.57 constant LCU per person | — |
| 1971 | 730.18 constant LCU per person | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 759.26 constant LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 941.53 constant LCU per person | +24.0% |
| 1974 | 1,118 constant LCU per person | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 820.5 constant LCU per person | -26.6% |
| 1976 | 748.46 constant LCU per person | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 911.4 constant LCU per person | +21.8% |
| 1978 | 987.45 constant LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 992.25 constant LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 728.19 constant LCU per person | -26.6% |
| 1981 | 739.45 constant LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 617.83 constant LCU per person | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 613.93 constant LCU per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 589.96 constant LCU per person | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 628.96 constant LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 713.46 constant LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 593.28 constant LCU per person | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 598.8 constant LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 579.7 constant LCU per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 576.8 constant LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 413.37 constant LCU per person | -28.3% |
| 1992 | 503.75 constant LCU per person | +21.9% |
| 1993 | 504.42 constant LCU per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 498.75 constant LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 481.7 constant LCU per person | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 469.72 constant LCU per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 460.26 constant LCU per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 535.2 constant LCU per person | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 580.5 constant LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 554.79 constant LCU per person | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 627.52 constant LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 444.5 constant LCU per person | -29.2% |
| 2003 | 461.94 constant LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 460.98 constant LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 471.7 constant LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 424.81 constant LCU per person | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 420.12 constant LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 491.25 constant LCU per person | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 518.2 constant LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 485.19 constant LCU per person | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 455.53 constant LCU per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 489.61 constant LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 535.6 constant LCU per person | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 447.56 constant LCU per person | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 447.67 constant LCU per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 676.64 constant LCU per person | +51.1% |
| 2017 | 533.23 constant LCU per person | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 456.93 constant LCU per person | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 449.45 constant LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 511.27 constant LCU per person | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 558.85 constant LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 567.75 constant LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 604.86 constant LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 641.13 constant LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 618.2 constant LCU per person | -3.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 618.2 constant LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16,006 constant LCU per person, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 618.2 constant LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36,876 constant LCU per person, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 884.35 constant LCU per person | 730.18 constant LCU per person | 1,118 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 640.36 constant LCU per person | 579.7 constant LCU per person | 739.45 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 502.45 constant LCU per person | 413.37 constant LCU per person | 580.5 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 487.58 constant LCU per person | 420.12 constant LCU per person | 627.52 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 497.74 constant LCU per person | 447.56 constant LCU per person | 676.64 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 583.68 constant LCU per person | 511.27 constant LCU per person | 641.13 constant LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 135 Spain 657.46 constant LCU per person compare
- 136 Bosnia and Herzegovina 637.69 constant LCU per person compare
- 137 Kiribati 620.23 constant LCU per person compare
- 139 Greece 612.54 constant LCU per person compare
- 140 Switzerland 583.24 constant LCU per person compare
- 141 Saint Lucia 577.3 constant LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0491 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant lcu), per in Lesotho?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant lcu), per in Lesotho was 618.2 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant lcu), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,118 constant LCU per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant lcu), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 413.37 constant LCU per person in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant lcu), per?
- Lesotho ranks 138th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant lcu), per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.