Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 60.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Lesotho is 60.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 118.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Lesotho peaked at 60.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2001.
Lesotho ranks 203rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -69.8% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +161.5% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +58.8% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +41.2% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +43.3% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +32.4% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +30.6% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +39.5% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | +5.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 60.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.9%, 73% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 60.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.0%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +161.5% | 1.3% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 1.3% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 17.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 47.5% | 60.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More energy & mining data for Lesotho
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Lesotho?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Lesotho was 60.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Lesotho ranks 203rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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