Electricity generation from hydropower in Lesotho
Lesotho: Electricity generation from hydropower was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0 terawatt-hours
World rank
154th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.69 terawatt-hours
in 2010
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from hydropower in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Lesotho peaked at 0.69 terawatt-hours in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 154th out of 214 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.426 terawatt-hours | 0.28 terawatt-hours | 0.65 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.52 terawatt-hours | 0.39 terawatt-hours | 0.69 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.288 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.53 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 154 American Samoa 0 terawatt-hours compare
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- 154 Aruba 0 terawatt-hours compare
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- 154 Bahrain 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Barbados 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Benin 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Bermuda 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Botswana 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 British Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Brunei 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Cape Verde 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Cayman Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Chad 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Comoros 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Cook Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Cyprus 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Djibouti 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 East Timor 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Eritrea 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Falkland Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Gambia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Gibraltar 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Grenada 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Guam 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Guyana 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Hong Kong 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Israel 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Kiribati 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Kuwait 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Libya 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Macao 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Maldives 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Montserrat 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Nauru 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Niger 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Niue 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Oman 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Palestine 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Qatar 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Saint Helena 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Saint Lucia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Saudi Arabia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Seychelles 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Singapore 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Solomon Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Somalia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 South Sudan 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Tonga 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Trinidad and Tobago 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 United Arab Emirates 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 United States Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Western Sahara 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Yemen 0 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Lesotho
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.5% (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 69.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 10.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from hydropower in Lesotho?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Lesotho was 0 terawatt-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 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 terawatt-hours in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Lesotho ranks 154th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.