Agriculture & Rural in Lesotho 2,825 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Lesotho. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Value Added (Agriculture) — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 2.86 % 2022 down 71.5% 37th Value Added (Agriculture) — Annual growth US$ -2.3 % 2022 down 146.8% 66th Value Added (Agriculture) — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.86 % 2022 down 71.5% 37th Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year) 0.2 million No 2023 unchanged 55th Oats — Seed 0 1000 t 2023 — 58th Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year) 0.2 million No 2023 unchanged 55th Fish, Liver Oil — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 — 2nd Gross Output (Agriculture) — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 5.82 % 2022 down 3.6% 20th Gross Output (Agriculture) — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 5.82 % 2022 down 3.6% 20th Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (Standard Local Currency) 14.75 million SLC 2016 up 52.5% 86th Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (Standard Local Currency, 2015) 14.8 million SLC 2016 down 16.0% 85th Meat production by livestock type 5,733 tonnes 2024 up 10.9% 42nd Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added 0.96 % 2016 down 41.5% 28th Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year) 0.2 million No 2023 unchanged 51st Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use 14 No 1995 down 50.0% 106th Yams — Feed 0 1000 t 2023 — 23rd Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year) 0.2 million No 2023 unchanged 50th Wheat — Terms of trade 163.91 % 2024 — 10th Agriculture (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local 421.7 million SLC 2024 up 58.0% 58th Agriculture (central government expenditure) — Value US$ 23.01 million USD 2024 up 26.8% 58th Agriculture (central government expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 prices 23.44 million USD 2024 up 11.7% 57th Barley — Import dependency ratio 0.04 2024 — 45th Barley — Self-sufficiency ratio 0.96 2024 down 4.0% 36th Population in severe food insecurity 567.7 2024 down 3.7% 72nd Agricultural irrigated land 0.1% 2013 up 57.3% 81st Butter, Ghee — Feed 0 1000 t 2023 — 11th Share of agricultural land which is irrigated 0.1% 2013 up 57.3% 80th Non-Cereals — Food aid received 1,525 t 2015 down 72.5% 35th Barley — Terms of trade 133.59 % 2024 up 33.6% 16th Fishing (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local 0 million SLC 2024 — 70th Fishing (central government expenditure) — Value US$ 0 million USD 2024 — 70th Fishing (central government expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 prices 0 million USD 2024 — 70th Sorghum — Import dependency ratio 0.02 2024 down 97.2% 35th Sorghum — Self-sufficiency ratio 0.98 2024 up 250.0% 38th Cereals — Food aid received 1,539 t 2014 down 76.7% 70th Rice — Terms of trade 5,432 % 2023 up 4,772.9% 2nd Land used for agriculture 2.10 million 2010 up 1.4% 109th Cropland area 313,712 2010 up 3.9% 135th 2.c.1 Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by type of product -0.45 2025 up 6.2% 36th 2.c.1 Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by type of product -0.7 2025 down 40.0% 60th Wood fuel production quantity 2.10 million CUM, solid volume units 2011 up 3.5% 36th Agricultural land 2.31 million hectares 2011 down 0.9% 41st Land area 3.04 million hectares 2011 unchanged 41st Agriculture production index 107.11 1999-2001 = 100 2011 down 5.7% 44th Agriculture, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value 418.69 million SLC 2024 up 196.8% 42nd Agriculture, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value US$ 22.84 million USD 2024 up 138.2% 42nd Agriculture, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value US$ 23.28 million USD 2024 up 109.9% 42nd Wood charcoal production quantity 98,402 tonnes 2011 up 22.8% 35th Permanent cropland 4,000 hectares 2011 unchanged 47th Arable and permanent cropland 312,000 hectares 2011 down 6.6% 44th Land area equipped for irrigation 3,000 hectares 2011 unchanged 45th Cereal cropland 5.2% 2011 down 38.8% 22nd Cereal production index 91.75 1999-2001 = 100 2011 down 60.5% 42nd Agriculture, Capital (central government expenditure) — Value 3 million SLC 2024 down 97.6% 49th Agriculture, Capital (central government expenditure) — Value US$ 0.16 million USD 2024 down 98.1% 53rd Agriculture, Capital (central government expenditure) — Value US$ 0.17 million USD 2024 down 98.3% 52nd Cereal seed quantity 4,368 FAO, metric tonnes 2011 down 8.0% 42nd Vegetable Oils — Food aid received 111 t 2015 down 95.9% 84th Land under maize production 115,688 hectares 2011 down 34.8% 28th Maize production 73,390 metric tons 2011 down 53.6% 30th ← Previous Page 46 of 48 Next →