Access to electricity, urban in Lesotho
Lesotho: Access to electricity, urban was 85.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban in Lesotho is 85.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Lesotho peaked at 85.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 189th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +33.1% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 59.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 64.6% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 13.6% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 55.2% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 77.5% | 85.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More energy & mining data for Lesotho
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -7.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Lesotho?
- Access to electricity, urban in Lesotho was 85.2% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Lesotho ranks 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.