Access to electricity urban vs rural in Lesotho
Lesotho: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 85.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity urban vs rural 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 vs rural in Lesotho peaked at 85.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.6, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 186th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +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 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 85.2 | +0.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 85.2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 85.2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.35, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity urban vs rural in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +33.1% | 13.6 | 18.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.72 | 13.6 | 43.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.89 | 55.2 | 74.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.38 | 77.5 | 85.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More energy & mining data for Lesotho
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Lesotho?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Lesotho was 85.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Lesotho ranks 186th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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