Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lesotho is 0.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 75.8% on the previous year and up 176.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lesotho peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
Lesotho ranks 204th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +60.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +75.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.6%, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.6%, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +75.8% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2017 | +60.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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- 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)
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- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lesotho?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lesotho was 0.2% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Lesotho ranks 204th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.