Electricity production from oil sources in Lesotho
Lesotho: Electricity production from oil sources was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil sources in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from oil sources in Lesotho stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Lesotho peaked at 0.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
That places Lesotho 184th out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources 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 | 0.1% | -41.4% |
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 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
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- 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 electricity production from oil sources in Lesotho?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Lesotho was 0.1% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Lesotho ranks 184th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 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 sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.