Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) was 26.73 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) in Lesotho, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 26.73 million USD for agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) in Lesotho peaked at 35.26 million USD in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.09 million USD, in 2002.
That places Lesotho 131st out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.18 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 13.09 million USD | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 18.71 million USD | +42.9% |
| 2004 | 23.52 million USD | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 23.62 million USD | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 21.4 million USD | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 28.91 million USD | +35.1% |
| 2008 | 31.92 million USD | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 30.86 million USD | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 30.51 million USD | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 35.26 million USD | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 33.66 million USD | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 28.71 million USD | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 24.44 million USD | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 27.57 million USD | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 27.85 million USD | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 17.14 million USD | -38.5% |
| 2024 | 26.73 million USD | +56.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.02 million USD | 13.09 million USD | 31.92 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.03 million USD | 28.71 million USD | 35.26 million USD | 4 |
| 2020s | 24.75 million USD | 17.14 million USD | 27.85 million USD | 5 |
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More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 53 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -25.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 107 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 55.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -65.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -14.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) in Lesotho?
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) in Lesotho was 26.73 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 35.26 million USD in 2017.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.09 million USD in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure)?
- Lesotho ranks 131st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.