Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1964–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Lesotho is 0.0005 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1965.
Lesotho ranks 56th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +158.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +79.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +78.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +50.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -13.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0005 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 8.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0005 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 11.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +158.1% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +79.4% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +78.1% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 53 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 54 Switzerland 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 55 Burundi 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 Ireland 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 58 Kuwait 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 59 Denmark 0.0004 units per square kilometre 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 manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Lesotho rank for manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 56th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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 Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing value added to gdp divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing value added to gdp ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Manufacturing value added to gdp divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.