Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Lesotho
Lesotho: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 100.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 100.0% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 192.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Lesotho peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -6.9%, in 2002.
Lesotho ranks 1st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | — |
| 2002 | -6.9% | -203.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | — |
| 2005 | -2.2% | -135.6% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -345.5% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +96.4% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +44.2% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +37.9% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | +35.5% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 44.8% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +111.6% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 407.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +345.5% | -2.2% | 5.5% |
| 2002 | -203.4% | 6.7% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | -6.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 22.5% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 44.8% | 100.0% | 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 net electricity imports as a share of demand in Lesotho?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Lesotho was 100.0% in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.9% in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Lesotho ranks 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.