Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in Lesotho

Lesotho: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker was 602.08 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
602.08 constant 2015 US$
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
167th
of 175 countries
All-time high
658.74 constant 2015 US$
in 2016
All-time low
285.33 constant 2015 US$
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in Lesotho, 1991–2025

02004006001991200820251991: 285.3 constant 2015 US$1992: 350.6 constant 2015 US$1993: 355.2 constant 2015 US$1994: 355.9 constant 2015 US$1995: 346.6 constant 2015 US$1996: 343.5 constant 2015 US$1997: 336.8 constant 2015 US$1998: 385.7 constant 2015 US$1999: 413.5 constant 2015 US$2000: 398.1 constant 2015 US$2001: 451.1 constant 2015 US$2002: 321.5 constant 2015 US$2003: 338.7 constant 2015 US$2004: 340 constant 2015 US$2005: 353.7 constant 2015 US$2006: 326.9 constant 2015 US$2007: 329.1 constant 2015 US$2008: 394.4 constant 2015 US$2009: 418.9 constant 2015 US$2010: 403.5 constant 2015 US$2011: 388.7 constant 2015 US$2012: 428.7 constant 2015 US$2013: 476.3 constant 2015 US$2014: 411.7 constant 2015 US$2015: 425.6 constant 2015 US$2016: 658.7 constant 2015 US$2017: 522.8 constant 2015 US$2018: 456.2 constant 2015 US$2019: 465.7 constant 2015 US$2020: 514.3 constant 2015 US$2021: 552.4 constant 2015 US$2022: 547.3 constant 2015 US$2023: 580.7 constant 2015 US$2024: 620.3 constant 2015 US$2025: 602.1 constant 2015 US$

Source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2015 US$.

Analysis

In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in Lesotho stood at 602.08 constant 2015 US$.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in Lesotho peaked at 658.74 constant 2015 US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 285.33 constant 2015 US$, in 1991.

Lesotho ranks 167th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 352.56 constant 2015 US$ 285.33 constant 2015 US$ 413.48 constant 2015 US$ 9
2000s 367.24 constant 2015 US$ 321.53 constant 2015 US$ 451.13 constant 2015 US$ 10
2010s 463.8 constant 2015 US$ 388.7 constant 2015 US$ 658.74 constant 2015 US$ 10
2020s 569.5 constant 2015 US$ 514.31 constant 2015 US$ 620.26 constant 2015 US$ 6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 164 Burkina Faso 778.06 constant 2015 US$ compare
  2. 165 Niger 756.13 constant 2015 US$ compare
  3. 166 Equatorial Guinea 723.71 constant 2015 US$ compare
  4. 168 Central African Republic 548.39 constant 2015 US$ compare
  5. 169 Mozambique 498.45 constant 2015 US$ compare
  6. 170 Malawi 495.23 constant 2015 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in Lesotho?
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in Lesotho was 602.08 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 658.74 constant 2015 US$ in 2016.
What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 285.33 constant 2015 US$ in 1991.
How does Lesotho rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker?
Lesotho ranks 167th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)
Unit
constant 2015 US$
Source
World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
221 places, 7,177 data points, 1991–2025
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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 is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.