Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Lesotho
Lesotho: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0 kilowatt-hours
World rank
155th
of 215 countries
All-time high
345.65 kilowatt-hours
in 2010
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from hydropower per person in Lesotho is 0 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Lesotho peaked at 345.65 kilowatt-hours in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 144.72 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 139.94 kilowatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 155.41 kilowatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 161.2 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 152.2 kilowatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 235.53 kilowatt-hours | +54.8% |
| 2006 | 267.34 kilowatt-hours | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 281.58 kilowatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 294.93 kilowatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 328.14 kilowatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 345.65 kilowatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 243.29 kilowatt-hours | -29.6% |
| 2012 | 240.86 kilowatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 247.99 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 249.99 kilowatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 251.83 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 244.08 kilowatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 250.33 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 238.14 kilowatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 176.52 kilowatt-hours | -25.9% |
| 2020 | 192.33 kilowatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 234.35 kilowatt-hours | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 209.96 kilowatt-hours | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0 kilowatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 kilowatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120.57 kilowatt-hours. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.73 kilowatt-hours. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from hydropower per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -100.0% | 209.96 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 216.1 kilowatt-hours | 139.94 kilowatt-hours | 328.14 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 248.87 kilowatt-hours | 176.52 kilowatt-hours | 345.65 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.33 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 234.35 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 152 Turkmenistan 1.33 kilowatt-hours compare
- 153 Tunisia 0.8098 kilowatt-hours compare
- 154 Algeria 0.4272 kilowatt-hours compare
- 155 American Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Aruba 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Bahamas 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Bahrain 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Barbados 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Benin 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Bermuda 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Botswana 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 British Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Brunei 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Cape Verde 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Cayman Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Chad 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Comoros 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Cook Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Cyprus 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Djibouti 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 East Timor 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Eritrea 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Falkland Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Gambia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Gibraltar 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Grenada 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Guam 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Guyana 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Hong Kong 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Israel 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 155 Kiribati 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Kuwait 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Libya 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Macao 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Maldives 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Malta 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Martinique 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Montserrat 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Nauru 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Niger 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Oman 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Palestine 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Qatar 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Saint Helena 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Saint Lucia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Saudi Arabia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Seychelles 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Singapore 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Solomon Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Somalia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 South Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Tonga 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Trinidad and Tobago 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 United Arab Emirates 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 United States Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Western Sahara 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Yemen 0 kilowatt-hours
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 electricity generation from hydropower per person in Lesotho?
- Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Lesotho was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 345.65 kilowatt-hours in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Lesotho ranks 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.