Cayman Islands vs Lesotho: Primary energy use

Cayman Islands
3.55 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Lesotho
3.93 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Cayman Islands rank
176th
Lesotho rank
173rd

Primary energy use over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • Lesotho
012345198020022024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 3.93 terawatt-hours against 3.55 terawatt-hours in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.38 terawatt-hours.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Cayman Islands's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 176th and Lesotho ranks 173rd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5915 terawatt-hours 0.6168 terawatt-hours 0.0253 terawatt-hours Lesotho
1990s 1.33 terawatt-hours 0.9908 terawatt-hours 0.336 terawatt-hours Cayman Islands
2000s 2.28 terawatt-hours 2.26 terawatt-hours 0.019 terawatt-hours Cayman Islands
2010s 2.69 terawatt-hours 3.5 terawatt-hours 0.8089 terawatt-hours Lesotho
2020s 3.19 terawatt-hours 4.12 terawatt-hours 0.9307 terawatt-hours Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, Cayman Islands or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 3.93 terawatt-hours against 3.55 terawatt-hours in Cayman Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary energy use between Cayman Islands and Lesotho?
0.38 terawatt-hours, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Lesotho?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Cayman Islands and Lesotho rank globally for primary energy use?
Cayman Islands ranks 176th and Lesotho ranks 173rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy use
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,722 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.