Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.394 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.394 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.987 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.394 people per person, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 29th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.957 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.987 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.966 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.946 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.932 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.904 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.903 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.861 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.84 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.83 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.83 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.775 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.794 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.731 people per person | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.722 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.682 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.649 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.663 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.53 people per person | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 0.554 people per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.525 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.496 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.427 people per person | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 0.394 people per person | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9126 people per person | 0.83 people per person | 0.987 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.693 people per person | 0.53 people per person | 0.83 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4684 people per person | 0.394 people per person | 0.525 people 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)
- 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 number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Lesotho?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Lesotho was 0.394 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.987 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.394 people per person in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 29th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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)
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.