Belize vs Lesotho: Oil consumption

Belize
3.17 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Lesotho
3.35 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Belize rank
181st
Lesotho rank
178th

Oil consumption over time

  • Belize
  • Lesotho
01234198020022024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 3.35 terawatt-hours against 3.17 terawatt-hours in Belize, a difference of 0.18 terawatt-hours.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 181st and Lesotho ranks 178th of 219 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8726 terawatt-hours 0.6168 terawatt-hours 0.2558 terawatt-hours Belize
1990s 1.46 terawatt-hours 0.7242 terawatt-hours 0.7371 terawatt-hours Belize
2000s 2.06 terawatt-hours 1.81 terawatt-hours 0.2546 terawatt-hours Belize
2010s 2.39 terawatt-hours 2.66 terawatt-hours 0.2691 terawatt-hours Lesotho
2020s 2.89 terawatt-hours 3.25 terawatt-hours 0.3688 terawatt-hours Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption, Belize or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 3.35 terawatt-hours against 3.17 terawatt-hours in Belize as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption between Belize and Lesotho?
0.18 terawatt-hours, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Lesotho?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Belize and Lesotho rank globally for oil consumption?
Belize ranks 181st and Lesotho ranks 178th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil consumption
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
222 places, 10,699 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.