Share food exports in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share food exports was 23.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share food exports in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share food exports in Lesotho stood at 23.3.
That represents a change of up 66.5% on the previous year and up 156.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share food exports in Lesotho peaked at 25.59 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.16, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 71st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share food exports in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.16 | — |
| 2001 | 14.34 | +564.9% |
| 2002 | 7.16 | -50.1% |
| 2003 | 8.61 | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 4.67 | -45.8% |
| 2007 | 11.21 | +140.0% |
| 2008 | 9.64 | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 8.57 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 16.41 | +91.5% |
| 2011 | 12.96 | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 13.57 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 25.59 | +88.5% |
| 2014 | 9.09 | -64.5% |
| 2015 | 9.63 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 12.03 | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 12.5 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 10.04 | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 8.46 | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 9.99 | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 11.54 | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 13.92 | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 13.99 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 23.3 | +66.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 23.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 23.3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.6, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share food exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +564.9% | 2.16 | 14.34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.29 | 2.16 | 14.34 | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.03 | 8.46 | 25.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.55 | 9.99 | 23.3 | 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 share food exports in Lesotho?
- Share food exports in Lesotho was 23.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share food exports recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 25.59 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share food exports recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for share food exports?
- Lesotho ranks 71st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share food exports rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share food exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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