Share of electricity production by source in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of electricity production by source was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, share of electricity production by source in Lesotho stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 75.8% on the previous year and up 176.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Lesotho peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
That places Lesotho 201st out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +60.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +75.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.1%, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +75.8% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2017 | +60.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
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)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Lesotho?
- Share of electricity production by source in Lesotho was 0.2% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Lesotho ranks 201st out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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