Number of people with and without electricity access in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of people with and without electricity access was 1.42 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people with and without electricity access in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.42 million people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 145.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Lesotho peaked at 1.42 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26,011 people, in 2001.
Lesotho ranks 148th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86,168 people | — |
| 2001 | 26,011 people | -69.8% |
| 2002 | 67,819 people | +160.7% |
| 2003 | 107,193 people | +58.1% |
| 2004 | 134,037 people | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 187,495 people | +39.9% |
| 2006 | 188,671 people | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 271,504 people | +43.9% |
| 2008 | 314,647 people | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 336,750 people | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 339,363 people | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 453,152 people | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 419,077 people | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 553,200 people | +32.0% |
| 2014 | 578,265 people | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 669,266 people | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 747,778 people | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 726,946 people | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million people | +41.2% |
| 2019 | 985,395 people | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.06 million people | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 1.14 million people | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 1.14 million people | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.32 million people | +15.9% |
| 2024 | 1.42 million people | +6.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.42 million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.31 million people, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.42 million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.45 million people, 26% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people with and without electricity access 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +160.7% | 26,011 people | 67,819 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 172,030 people | 26,011 people | 336,750 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 649,873 people | 339,363 people | 1.03 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million people | 1.06 million people | 1.42 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More energy & mining data for Lesotho
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Lesotho?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Lesotho was 1.42 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,011 people in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Lesotho ranks 148th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.