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Electricity demand in Lesotho

Lesotho: Electricity demand was 0.58 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.58 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 28.9%
World rank
176th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.96 terawatt-hours
in 2021
All-time low
0.29 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity demand in Lesotho, 2000–2024

0.20.40.60.812000201220242000: 0.29 terawatt-hours2001: 0.3 terawatt-hours2002: 0.29 terawatt-hours2003: 0.32 terawatt-hours2004: 0.32 terawatt-hours2005: 0.45 terawatt-hours2006: 0.55 terawatt-hours2007: 0.59 terawatt-hours2008: 0.63 terawatt-hours2009: 0.77 terawatt-hours2010: 0.89 terawatt-hours2011: 0.71 terawatt-hours2012: 0.78 terawatt-hours2013: 0.79 terawatt-hours2014: 0.79 terawatt-hours2015: 0.79 terawatt-hours2016: 0.89 terawatt-hours2017: 0.93 terawatt-hours2018: 0.91 terawatt-hours2019: 0.93 terawatt-hours2020: 0.87 terawatt-hours2021: 0.96 terawatt-hours2022: 0.91 terawatt-hours2023: 0.45 terawatt-hours2024: 0.58 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.58 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2024.

The figure is up 28.9% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand in Lesotho peaked at 0.96 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.29 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

Lesotho ranks 176th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.451 terawatt-hours 0.29 terawatt-hours 0.77 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.841 terawatt-hours 0.71 terawatt-hours 0.93 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.754 terawatt-hours 0.45 terawatt-hours 0.96 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 173 Seychelles 0.63 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 174 Bermuda 0.61 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 175 Greenland 0.6 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 177 Burundi 0.57 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 177 Liberia 0.57 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 179 South Sudan 0.56 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand in Lesotho?
Electricity demand in Lesotho was 0.58 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.96 terawatt-hours in 2021.
What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.29 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Lesotho rank for electricity demand?
Lesotho ranks 176th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity demand rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.