Agriculture & Rural in Lesotho 2,817 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Lesotho. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Chicken meat yield per animal 0.8 kilograms per animal 2024 unchanged 174th Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat 6,948 animals 2024 down 55.4% 172nd Global meat production 8,837 tonnes 2024 down 20.4% 171st Cereal production 67,527 tonnes 2024 down 41.7% 147th Land animals slaughtered for meat 711,000 animals 2024 down 40.9% 176th Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat 19.04 animals 2024 down 55.4% 172nd Number of pigs 35,490 animals 2024 down 43.8% 135th Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 44 % 2024 up 33.3% 86th Number of people employed in agriculture 229,838 people 2025 up 9.6% 112th Corn yields 0.6327 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 6.8% 169th Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross 221.97 2024 up 123.5% 1st Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross per 199.89 2024 up 98.9% 1st Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 34.2 % 2023 up 44.3% 44th Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 66.8 % 2023 down 2.8% 52nd Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 33.2 % 2023 up 6.2% 123rd Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in 33.6 % 2023 down 10.4% 52nd Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 192.03 1000 No 2023 up 2.1% 96th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 95.43 1000 No 2023 up 11.6% 103rd Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 0.2 million No 2023 up 100.0% 114th Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 72.31 % 2023 down 2.6% 71st Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 27.69 % 2023 up 7.5% 104th Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in 44.62 % 2023 down 7.9% 71st FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Male — Value 192.03 1000 No 2023 up 2.1% 94th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Female 95.43 1000 No 2023 up 11.6% 101st FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 46.41 % 2023 down 2.6% 35th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 30.86 % 2023 up 15.8% 64th FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value 33.2 % 2023 up 6.2% 100th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 164.89 1000 No 2023 up 1.4% 81st Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 63.15 1000 No 2023 up 11.8% 84th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 2.3 % 2024 down 11.9% 64th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.35 2024 down 47.0% 76th 2.a.1 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure — Value 2.3 % 2024 down 11.9% 64th 2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value 6.5 % 2024 up 64.1% 84th 2.a.1 Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures 0.35 2024 down 47.0% 76th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 85.87 % 2023 down 0.6% 32nd FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 66.17 % 2023 up 0.2% 50th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 6.5 % 2024 up 64.1% 86th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 287.46 1000 No 2023 up 5.0% 99th Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 39.85 % 2023 down 3.2% 26th Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 20.42 % 2023 up 16.1% 57th Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of 19.43 % 2023 down 17.6% 2nd Surface area 30,360 sq. km 2023 unchanged 138th Agricultural land per capita 1.02 hectares per capita 2023 down 6.7% 46th Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 1.43 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 142.4% 162nd Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 5.97 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 65.9% 155th Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 1.2 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 313.8% 159th Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 5.97 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 65.9% 155th Fish and seafood production 2,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% 175th Fertilizer consumption 3,102 tonnes 2023 down 33.1% 156th Fertilizer use by nutrient 2,152 tonnes 2023 down 51.3% 151st Cropland area 360,748 hectares 2023 up 43.1% 140th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 287.46 1000 No 2023 up 5.0% 99th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 39.76 % 2023 up 4.0% 54th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 228.04 1000 No 2023 up 4.1% 81st Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 31.54 % 2023 up 3.1% 41st FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 79.33 % 2023 down 0.9% 32nd Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 45.67 % 2023 down 2.5% 126th Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 54.33 % 2023 up 2.2% 32nd Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm -8.66 % 2023 down 35.9% 126th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 59.42 1000 No 2023 up 8.7% 114th ← Previous Page 12 of 47 Next →