Lesotho: Employment in agriculture

The latest value from 2025 is 30.88 percent, a decline from 31.12 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 22.17 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Lesotho from 1991 to 2025 is 33.43 percent. The minimum value, 29.75 percent, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 38.6 percent was recorded in 1991. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).