Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Lesotho, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 6.5% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 8.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2015.
That places Lesotho 104th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.3% | — |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +30.2% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -2.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 6.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 39% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 6.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.1%, 32% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.9% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 value added share of gdp in Lesotho?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Lesotho was 6.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 104th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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