Japan vs Lesotho: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Japan
1 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Lesotho
1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Japan rank
72nd
Lesotho rank
70th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Lesotho
00.511.52196519932022

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Japan, a difference of 0.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 72nd and Lesotho ranks 70th of 163 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 1.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2503 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar Japan
1990s 1.43 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2849 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.15 kilowatt-hours per dollar Japan
2000s 1.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5727 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.8301 kilowatt-hours per dollar Japan
2010s 1.15 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.7043 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4457 kilowatt-hours per dollar Japan
2020s 1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.8785 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1323 kilowatt-hours per dollar Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Lesotho?
0.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lesotho?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Japan and Lesotho rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Japan ranks 72nd and Lesotho ranks 70th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.