Forestry (central government expenditure) — Value US$ in Lesotho
Lesotho: Forestry (central government expenditure) — Value US$ was 3.73 million USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forestry (central government expenditure) — Value US$ in Lesotho, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 3.73 million USD for forestry (central government expenditure) — value us$ in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.9% on the previous year and down 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestry (central government expenditure) — value us$ in Lesotho peaked at 14.88 million USD in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.73 million USD, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 41st out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Forestry (central government expenditure) — Value US$ in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.5 million USD | — |
| 2016 | 12.36 million USD | +174.7% |
| 2017 | 14.88 million USD | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 13.77 million USD | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 12.42 million USD | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 7.15 million USD | -42.4% |
| 2021 | 7.32 million USD | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 4.01 million USD | -45.2% |
| 2023 | 5.82 million USD | +45.1% |
| 2024 | 3.73 million USD | -35.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 3.73 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.28 million USD, 59% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 3.73 million USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.42 million USD, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5 million USD | 4.5 million USD | 4.5 million USD | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.36 million USD | 12.36 million USD | 14.88 million USD | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.61 million USD | 3.73 million USD | 7.32 million USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestry (central government expenditure) — value us$ in Lesotho?
- Forestry (central government expenditure) — value us$ in Lesotho was 3.73 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestry (central government expenditure) — value us$ recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 14.88 million USD in 2017.
- What is the lowest forestry (central government expenditure) — value us$ recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.73 million USD in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for forestry (central government expenditure) — value us$?
- Lesotho ranks 41st out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forestry (central government expenditure) — value us$ rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestry (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.