Agriculture & Rural in Lesotho 2,817 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Lesotho. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 59.42 1000 No 2023 up 8.7% 115th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 20.67 % 2023 up 3.5% 121st FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 8.22 % 2023 up 7.7% 106th Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production 69.85 t 2024 up 56.4% 65th Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen 338 An 2024 up 51.6% 62nd Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 338 An 2024 up 51.6% 62nd Share of employment in agriculture 30.9% 2025 up 3.3% 57th Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 30.9% 2025 up 3.3% 57th Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 19.8% 2025 up 12.9% 76th Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 30.9% 2025 up 3.3% 57th Mules and hinnies — Stocks 1,519 An 2024 down 39.2% 52nd Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 207 kg/An 2024 up 3.5% 33rd Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 233 1000 Int$ 2024 up 100.9% 62nd Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen 7.95 t 2024 up 56.5% 61st Wheat — Gross Production Value 1,458 1000 USD 2024 — 94th Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value 8.49 million 1000 SLC 2024 — 55th Oats — Area harvested 222 ha 2024 down 3.9% 73rd Oats — Production 341.54 t 2024 down 2.7% 72nd Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 43 % 2022 up 4.9% 42nd Oats — Yield 1,541 kg/ha 2024 up 1.4% 61st Oats — Gross Production Value 57 1000 Int$ 2024 down 3.4% 73rd Deforestation driven by agricultural expansion and forest plantations 0.13 2023 down 97.8% 166th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Male — Value 27.14 1000 No 2023 up 6.1% 111th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value 32.28 1000 No 2023 up 11.1% 104th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 14.13 % 2023 up 3.9% 111th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 33.83 % 2023 down 0.4% 92nd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 6.56 % 2023 up 1.2% 109th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 10.44 % 2023 up 15.2% 92nd FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment 54.33 % 2023 up 2.2% 27th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 27.14 1000 No 2023 up 6.1% 112th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 32.28 1000 No 2023 up 11.1% 105th Brans — Import Quantity 87 t 2013 — 119th Alcoholic Beverages — Production 40,639 t 2013 down 6.0% 126th Brans — Production 33,099 t 2013 up 21.1% 130th Brans — Domestic supply quantity 33,186 t 2013 up 21.4% 129th Brans — Feed 33,186 t 2013 up 21.4% 130th Oilseed Cakes, Other — Domestic supply quantity 900 t 2013 up 13.9% 77th Oilseed Cakes, Other — Feed 900 t 2013 up 13.9% 79th Tobacco — Import Quantity 571 t 2013 down 69.9% 141st Tobacco — Export Quantity 2 t 2013 — 142nd Tobacco — Domestic supply quantity 569 t 2013 down 70.1% 142nd Tobacco — Other uses 569 t 2013 down 70.1% 146th Alcoholic Beverages — Import Quantity 8,202 t 2013 up 482.1% 132nd Alcoholic Beverages — Domestic supply quantity 52,841 t 2013 up 14.5% 125th Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply quantity 52,841 t 2013 up 14.5% 123rd Oilcrops — Import Quantity 1,800 t 2013 up 13.9% 131st Oilcrops — Domestic supply quantity 1,800 t 2013 up 13.9% 166th Oilcrops — Processing 1,800 t 2013 up 13.9% 151st Potatoes — Gross Production Value 1.01 million 1000 SLC 2024 — 84th Alcoholic Beverages — Stock Variation 4,000 t 2013 up 166.7% 20th Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index 97.52 2024 up 101.0% 30th Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita 88.35 2024 up 78.9% 32nd Potato yields 17.89 tonnes per hectare 2024 up 4.6% 92nd Beans, dry — Gross Production Value 599 1000 USD 2024 — 82nd Oats — Gross Production Index Number 102.93 2024 down 2.7% 27th Oats — Gross per capita Production Index Number 92.68 2024 down 13.4% 36th Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture 420,000 tonnes 2023 down 17.6% 141st Per capita nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture 181.7 kilograms per person 2023 down 26.7% 109th Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers 66 % 2021 down 14.3% 15th Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 49.4 g/cap/d 2021 down 24.3% 160th ← Previous Page 13 of 47 Next →