Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita was 20.21 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 20.21 for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Lesotho peaked at 20.21 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.6, in 1966.
That places Lesotho 156th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.04 | — |
| 1962 | 11.26 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 11.06 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 10.58 | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 10.73 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 9.6 | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 10.77 | +12.2% |
| 1968 | 10.48 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 10.16 | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 10.32 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 10.81 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 12.26 | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 12.12 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 11.85 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 11.73 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 11.66 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 10.03 | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 10.49 | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 12.13 | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 12.55 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 13.13 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 13.78 | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 12.83 | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 13.96 | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 13.06 | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 14.51 | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 14.81 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 14.48 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 14.06 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 13.58 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 13.64 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 13.31 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 13.22 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 12.95 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 12.96 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 12.7 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 12.9 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 12.59 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 12.68 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 12.73 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 12.75 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 12.51 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 11.82 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 11.86 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 11.98 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 12.24 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 11.85 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 11.33 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 11.5 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 10.96 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 11.77 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 11.99 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 12.42 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 20.13 | +62.0% |
| 2015 | 19.84 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 18.13 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 18.49 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.49 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 18.25 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 17.67 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 17.93 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 18.26 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 20.21 | +10.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 20.21 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 20.21 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.21, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +62.0% | 12.42 | 20.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.63 | 9.6 | 11.26 | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.34 | 10.03 | 12.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.72 | 12.55 | 14.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.05 | 12.59 | 13.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.06 | 11.33 | 12.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.15 | 10.96 | 20.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.52 | 17.67 | 20.21 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More energy & mining data for Lesotho
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Lesotho?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Lesotho was 20.21 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 20.21 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6 in 1966.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 156th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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