Economically active population in agriculture, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Economically active population in agriculture, male was 128,000 FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Economically active population in agriculture, male in Lesotho, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economically active population in agriculture, male in Lesotho is 128,000 FAO, number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economically active population in agriculture, male in Lesotho peaked at 128,000 FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 70,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
That places Lesotho 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Economically active population in agriculture, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | FAO, number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 70,000 FAO, number | — |
| 1981 | 73,000 FAO, number | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 76,000 FAO, number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 80,000 FAO, number | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 83,000 FAO, number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 85,000 FAO, number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 88,000 FAO, number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 91,000 FAO, number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 93,000 FAO, number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 96,000 FAO, number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 99,000 FAO, number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 100,000 FAO, number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 101,000 FAO, number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 103,000 FAO, number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 104,000 FAO, number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 106,000 FAO, number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 107,000 FAO, number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 108,000 FAO, number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 111,000 FAO, number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 113,000 FAO, number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 114,000 FAO, number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 115,000 FAO, number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 116,000 FAO, number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 117,000 FAO, number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 118,000 FAO, number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 119,000 FAO, number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 119,000 FAO, number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 121,000 FAO, number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 122,000 FAO, number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 123,000 FAO, number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 125,000 FAO, number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 126,000 FAO, number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 128,000 FAO, number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83,500 FAO, number | 70,000 FAO, number | 96,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 105,200 FAO, number | 99,000 FAO, number | 113,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 118,400 FAO, number | 114,000 FAO, number | 123,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 126,333 FAO, number | 125,000 FAO, number | 128,000 FAO, number | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 20.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0021 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 21.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0021 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -64.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economically active population in agriculture, male in Lesotho?
- Economically active population in agriculture, male in Lesotho was 128,000 FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest economically active population in agriculture, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 128,000 FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest economically active population in agriculture, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Lesotho rank for economically active population in agriculture, male?
- Lesotho ranks 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is economically active population in agriculture, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Economically active population in agriculture, male (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Economically active male population in agriculture is that part of the economically active male population engaged in or seeking work in agriculture, hunting, fishing or forestry.