Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 1.46 billion constant LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Lesotho, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant LCU.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.46 billion constant LCU for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Lesotho peaked at 1.50 billion constant LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 761.59 million constant LCU, in 1991.
Lesotho ranks 149th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 billion constant LCU | 771.25 million constant LCU | 1.36 billion constant LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 billion constant LCU | 921.02 million constant LCU | 1.19 billion constant LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 968.36 million constant LCU | 761.59 million constant LCU | 1.16 billion constant LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 964.03 million constant LCU | 820.61 million constant LCU | 1.26 billion constant LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 billion constant LCU | 917.43 million constant LCU | 1.44 billion constant LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 billion constant LCU | 1.14 billion constant LCU | 1.50 billion constant LCU | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 11.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 625.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.87 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 328.19 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 10.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 578.11 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 23,856 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,280 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 56.38 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Lesotho?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Lesotho was 1.46 billion constant LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 billion constant LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 761.59 million constant LCU in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Lesotho ranks 149th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.