Japan vs Lesotho: Energy intensity
Japan
1 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Lesotho
1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Japan rank
75th
Lesotho rank
73rd
Energy intensity over time
- Japan
- Lesotho
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 75th and Lesotho ranks 73rd of 166 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, 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 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?
- Japan ranks 75th and Lesotho ranks 73rd of 166 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.