Lesotho vs Taiwan: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Lesotho
1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Taiwan
1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Lesotho rank
70th
Taiwan rank
68th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Taiwan
00.511.52196519932022

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 70th and Taiwan ranks 68th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Taiwan Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2503 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.89 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.64 kilowatt-hours per dollar Taiwan
1990s 0.2849 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.74 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.45 kilowatt-hours per dollar Taiwan
2000s 0.5727 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.7 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.13 kilowatt-hours per dollar Taiwan
2010s 0.7043 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.36 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6521 kilowatt-hours per dollar Taiwan
2020s 0.8785 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.09 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2082 kilowatt-hours per dollar Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Lesotho or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Lesotho and Taiwan?
0.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Taiwan?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Taiwan rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Lesotho ranks 70th and Taiwan ranks 68th 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.