Industry share of total emplyoment in Lesotho
Lesotho: Industry share of total emplyoment was 33.04 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
33.04
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 186 countries
All-time high
34.37
in 2019
All-time low
13.84
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Industry share of total emplyoment in Lesotho, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry share of total emplyoment in Lesotho is 33.04, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in Lesotho peaked at 34.37 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.84, in 1991.
That places Lesotho 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Industry share of total emplyoment in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.84 | — |
| 1992 | 14.26 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 14.5 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 15 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 15.27 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 15.9 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 16.54 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 16.99 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 17.42 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 18.38 | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 19.18 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 19.74 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 20.87 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 21.59 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 22.71 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 23.94 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 25.03 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 26.33 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 26.48 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 27.84 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 29.02 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 30.41 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 31.01 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 31.8 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 32.72 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 33.45 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 33.27 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 33.51 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 34.37 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 33.28 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 33.02 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 33.09 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 32.98 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 33.11 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 33.04 | -0.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 33.04 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.84, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 33.04 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.15, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.52 | 13.84 | 17.42 | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.42 | 18.38 | 26.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.74 | 27.84 | 34.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.09 | 32.98 | 33.28 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry share of total emplyoment in Lesotho?
- Industry share of total emplyoment in Lesotho was 33.04 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 34.37 in 2019.
- What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.84 in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
- Lesotho ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Industry share of total emplyoment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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