Lesotho vs Yemen: Energy intensity

Lesotho
1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Yemen
1.04 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Lesotho rank
72nd
Yemen rank
69th

Energy intensity over time

  • Lesotho
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 1.04 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Lesotho, a difference of 0.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.

Lesotho ranks 72nd and Yemen ranks 69th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2503 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.9441 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6938 kilowatt-hours per dollar Yemen
1990s 0.2849 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.8221 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5372 kilowatt-hours per dollar Yemen
2000s 0.5727 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.9038 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3311 kilowatt-hours per dollar Yemen
2010s 0.7043 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.8494 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1452 kilowatt-hours per dollar Yemen
2020s 0.8785 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1444 kilowatt-hours per dollar Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity, Lesotho or Yemen?
Yemen, at 1.04 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity between Lesotho and Yemen?
0.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Yemen?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Yemen rank globally for energy intensity?
Lesotho ranks 72nd and Yemen ranks 69th of 165 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

Indicator
Energy intensity
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
166 places, 7,844 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

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