Oil consumption, per unit of GDP in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Oil consumption, per unit of GDP was 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oil consumption, per unit of GDP in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil consumption, per unit of gdp in Lesotho, Kingdom of is 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption, per unit of gdp in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, in 1995.
That places Lesotho, Kingdom of 25th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Oil consumption, per unit of GDP in Lesotho, Kingdom of, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +24.5% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +36.1% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -42.4% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +41.1% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +127.3% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -33.0% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +43.7% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | +32.9% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
Lesotho, Kingdom of compared with similar countries
- Lesotho, Kingdom of's 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho, Kingdom of's 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil consumption, per unit of GDP in Lesotho, Kingdom of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +127.3% | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 22 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Tonga 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Oman 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Honduras 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Benin 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare
More energy & mining data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption, per unit of gdp in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Oil consumption, per unit of gdp in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil consumption, per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- What is the lowest oil consumption, per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for oil consumption, per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 25th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oil consumption, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oil consumption divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oil consumption ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Oil consumption Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Oil consumption divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.