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.
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 83rd out of 173 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 | Value | 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% |
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
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.4399 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2655 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 289.13 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 0.4399 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 1.86 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 2,022 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 16.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 605.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.74 % change on previous year (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 83rd out of 173 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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