Number of people without access to electricity in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of people without access to electricity was 920,945 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity 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
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity in Lesotho is 920,945 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Lesotho peaked at 1.97 million people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 920,945 people, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.80 million people | 1.64 million people | 1.97 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 million people | 1.16 million people | 1.66 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million people | 920,945 people | 1.17 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 number of people without access to electricity in Lesotho?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Lesotho was 920,945 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 without access to electricity recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 million people in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 920,945 people in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Lesotho ranks 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 without access to electricity. 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.