Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.606 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.606 units per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 118.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.606 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.013 units per person, in 2001.
Lesotho ranks 186th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.043 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.013 units per person | -69.8% |
| 2002 | 0.034 units per person | +161.5% |
| 2003 | 0.054 units per person | +58.8% |
| 2004 | 0.068 units per person | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 0.096 units per person | +41.2% |
| 2006 | 0.097 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.139 units per person | +43.3% |
| 2008 | 0.16 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.17 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.17 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.225 units per person | +32.4% |
| 2012 | 0.206 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.269 units per person | +30.6% |
| 2014 | 0.278 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.318 units per person | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 0.351 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.337 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.47 units per person | +39.5% |
| 2019 | 0.446 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.475 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.504 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.573 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 0.606 units per person | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0874 units per person | 0.013 units per person | 0.17 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.307 units per person | 0.17 units per person | 0.47 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5316 units per person | 0.475 units per person | 0.606 units per person | 5 |
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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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Lesotho?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Lesotho was 0.606 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.606 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 units per person in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 186th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.