Agriculture & Rural in Lesotho 2,797 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Lesotho. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Projections for global peak agricultural land 2.36 million hectares 2023 up 4.8% 114th Share of land area used for arable agriculture 11.8% 2023 up 43.8% 87th Share of land area used for agriculture 77.8% 2023 up 4.8% 8th Fertilizer use per hectare of arable land 8.7 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 53.5% 164th Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita 1.92 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 29.7% 182nd Fish and seafood consumption per capita 1.92 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 29.7% 182nd Meat supply vs. GDP per capita 18.79 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 23.9% 155th Meat supply per person 18.79 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 23.9% 155th Land area 30,360 sq. km 2023 unchanged 137th Permanent cropland 0.1% 2023 unchanged 175th Arable land 11.8% 2023 up 43.8% 87th Arable land 0.1543 hectares per person 2023 up 27.9% 79th Arable land 356,748 hectares 2023 up 43.8% 133rd Agricultural land 23,608 sq. km 2023 up 4.8% 112th Fertilizer consumption 8.7 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 53.5% 164th Beans, dry — Production 1,531 t 2024 down 36.2% 103rd Beans, dry — Area harvested 8,953 ha 2024 down 50.4% 72nd Meat, Total — Production, per capita 0.0038 t per person 2024 down 29.2% 164th Fruit Primary — Production, per capita 0.0064 t per person 2024 down 12.0% 156th Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.8% 90th Beans, dry — Yield 171 kg/ha 2024 up 28.7% 126th Beans, dry — Gross Production Value 1,167 1000 Int$ 2024 down 36.2% 104th Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 30.9% 2025 up 3.3% 57th Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 39.1% 2025 down 1.5% 40th Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 19.8% 2025 up 12.9% 76th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 19.8 % 2025 up 12.5% 67th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 39.1 % 2025 down 1.5% 32nd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 30.9 % 2025 up 3.3% 51st ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 63.03 1000 No 2025 up 15.4% 103rd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 166.81 1000 No 2025 up 7.6% 101st ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 229.84 1000 No 2025 up 9.6% 101st Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0018 ha per person 2024 down 5.2% 145th Fruit Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 0.9% 109th Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita 0.0032 ha per person 2024 down 14.1% 87th Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita 0.0077 kg/ha per person 2024 down 6.9% 39th Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita 0.0568 t per person 2024 down 10.2% 92nd Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0015 ha per person 2024 down 15.5% 137th Vegetables Primary — Production, per capita 0.014 t per person 2024 down 10.3% 151st Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.0% 98th Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production, per capita 0.0105 t per person 2024 down 35.5% 157th Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita 0.0002 t per person 2024 down 47.4% 163rd Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.0003 1000 An per person 2024 down 47.4% 161st Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8.7% 72nd Fruit Primary — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 5.2% 27th Meat, Poultry — Production, per capita 0.0002 t per person 2024 down 47.4% 163rd Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 0.0003 1000 An per person 2024 down 47.4% 161st Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita 0.0002 1000 An per person 2024 down 47.5% 166th Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 1.5% 45th Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 6.7% 8th Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.0% 33rd Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 3.1% 50th Vegetables Primary — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8.4% 15th Vegetables Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2.9% 63rd Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 No/An per US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.4% 22nd Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield/Carcass Weight, per unit of GDP 0 g/An per US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.3% 19th Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying, per unit of GDP 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP 2024 down 5.4% 74th Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying, per capita 0.0001 1000 An per person 2024 down 17.5% 156th Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per 0.0004 t per person 2024 down 60.3% 158th Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 0.003 An per person 2024 down 60.3% 158th Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, per unit 0 g/An per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2.1% 24th ← Previous Page 6 of 47 Next →