Electricity generation per person in Lesotho

Lesotho: Electricity generation per person was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0 kilowatt-hours
World rank
213th
of 214 countries
All-time high
345.65 kilowatt-hours
in 2010
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation per person in Lesotho, 2000–2024

01002003002000201220242000: 144.7 kilowatt-hours2001: 139.9 kilowatt-hours2002: 155.4 kilowatt-hours2003: 161.2 kilowatt-hours2004: 152.2 kilowatt-hours2005: 235.5 kilowatt-hours2006: 267.3 kilowatt-hours2007: 281.6 kilowatt-hours2008: 294.9 kilowatt-hours2009: 328.1 kilowatt-hours2010: 345.6 kilowatt-hours2011: 243.3 kilowatt-hours2012: 240.9 kilowatt-hours2013: 248 kilowatt-hours2014: 250 kilowatt-hours2015: 251.8 kilowatt-hours2016: 244.1 kilowatt-hours2017: 250.3 kilowatt-hours2018: 238.1 kilowatt-hours2019: 176.5 kilowatt-hours2020: 192.3 kilowatt-hours2021: 234.4 kilowatt-hours2022: 210 kilowatt-hours2023: 0 kilowatt-hours2024: 0 kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2024, electricity generation per person in Lesotho stood at 0 kilowatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Lesotho peaked at 345.65 kilowatt-hours in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 2023.

That places Lesotho 213th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 216.1 kilowatt-hours 139.94 kilowatt-hours 328.14 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 248.87 kilowatt-hours 176.52 kilowatt-hours 345.65 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 127.33 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 234.35 kilowatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 210 Afghanistan 23.21 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 211 Somalia 22.62 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 212 Chad 18.23 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 213 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation per person in Lesotho?
Electricity generation per person in Lesotho was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation per person recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 345.65 kilowatt-hours in 2010.
What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
How does Lesotho rank for electricity generation per person?
Lesotho ranks 213th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.