Electricity generation from renewables per person in Lesotho
Lesotho: Electricity generation from renewables per person was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from renewables per person in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from renewables 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 from renewables per person in Lesotho peaked at 345.65 kilowatt-hours in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 196th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 193 Niger 1.11 kilowatt-hours compare
- 194 Chad 0.9853 kilowatt-hours compare
- 195 South Sudan 0.8373 kilowatt-hours compare
- 196 British Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 196 Comoros 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 196 East Timor 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 196 Falkland Islands 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 196 Gambia 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 196 Gibraltar 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 196 Grenada 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 196 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 196 Montserrat 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 196 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 196 Saint Helena 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 196 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 196 Western Sahara 0 kilowatt-hours compare
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)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 69.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 10.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from renewables per person in Lesotho?
- Electricity generation from renewables 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 from renewables per person recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 345.65 kilowatt-hours in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for electricity generation from renewables per person?
- Lesotho ranks 196th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from renewables 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 from renewables per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.