Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Lesotho
Lesotho: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit was 2.61 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Lesotho, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Lesotho stood at 2.61 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and up 172.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Lesotho peaked at 4.38 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3929 %, in 2011.
Lesotho ranks 64th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.59 % | — |
| 2010 | 2.28 % | -36.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3929 % | -82.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7683 % | +95.5% |
| 2013 | 1.05 % | +36.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9586 % | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8605 % | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 1.29 % | +49.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8572 % | -33.4% |
| 2018 | 1.44 % | +68.6% |
| 2019 | 1.32 % | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 2.34 % | +77.3% |
| 2021 | 4.38 % | +87.2% |
| 2022 | 3.48 % | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 3.21 % | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 2.61 % | -18.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2.61 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.56 %, 57% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2.61 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.56 %, 57% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.59 % | 3.59 % | 3.59 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.12 % | 0.3929 % | 2.28 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.21 % | 2.34 % | 4.38 % | 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 690 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 59.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0013 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Lesotho?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Lesotho was 2.61 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4.38 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3929 % in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit?
- Lesotho ranks 64th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.