Denmark vs Lesotho: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Denmark
-6.2%
in 2025
Lesotho
-7.8%
in 2024
Denmark rank
205th
Lesotho rank
208th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Denmark
- Lesotho
How they compare
Denmark currently reports -6.2% against -7.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lesotho ahead.
Denmark ranks 205th and Lesotho ranks 208th of 217 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.8% | 3.4% | 5.1% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 4.0% | 1.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -1.2% | 14.3% | 15.5% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -2.1% | 3.4% | 5.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -1.5% | 0.4% | 1.9% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Denmark or Lesotho?
- Denmark, at -6.2% against -7.8% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Denmark and Lesotho?
- 1.6%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lesotho?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Lesotho rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Denmark ranks 205th and Lesotho ranks 208th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.