Renewable electricity output in Lesotho
Lesotho: Renewable electricity output was 99.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Renewable electricity output in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity output in Lesotho is 99.8%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Lesotho peaked at 99.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 99.8%, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 4th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Renewable electricity output in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.9% | — |
| 2001 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 2 |
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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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Lesotho?
- Renewable electricity output in Lesotho was 99.8% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.8% in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for renewable electricity output?
- Lesotho ranks 4th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.