People without electricity country, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.394 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.394 units per person for people without electricity country, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.987 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.394 units 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.
People without electricity country, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.957 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.987 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.966 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.946 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.932 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.904 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.903 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.861 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.84 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.83 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.83 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.775 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.794 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.731 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.722 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.682 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.649 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.663 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.53 units per person | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 0.554 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.525 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.496 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.427 units per person | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 0.394 units per person | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9126 units per person | 0.83 units per person | 0.987 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.693 units per person | 0.53 units per person | 0.83 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4684 units per person | 0.394 units per person | 0.525 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 people without electricity country, per capita in Lesotho?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Lesotho was 0.394 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.987 units per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.394 units per person in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 29th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, 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 People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ 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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About this data
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.