Lesotho's electricity generation fell from 0.3 in 2000 to 0 in 2024.
Lesotho's primary energy consumption rose from 1.1 in 1994 to 5.5 in 2023.
Lesotho · Energy
Generation, consumption, mix, dependence and intensity.
26 indicators · 25 with data
Electricity consumption per capita
kilowatt-hours per person
194th of 194 · 45th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Lesotho's electricity consumption per capita fell from 144.7 kWh in 2000 to 0 kWh in 2024.
Lesotho's solar electricity generation was 0 in 2000 and 0 in 2024.
Lesotho's wind electricity generation was 0 in 2000 and 0 in 2024.
Lesotho's hydropower electricity generation fell from 0.3 in 2000 to 0 in 2024.
Lesotho's nuclear electricity generation was 0 in 2000 and 0 in 2024.
Lesotho's energy use per capita rose from 554.6 kWh in 1994 to 2,378.8 kWh in 2023.
Lesotho's renewable energy fell from 51.0 % in 1993 to 34.9 % in 2022.
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- Renewable electricityunchanged +0.0 pts1st of 203*
- Fossil fuel electricity shareunchanged +0.0 pts1st of 204*
- Low-carbon electricity shareunchanged +0.0 pts1st of 203*
- Hydropower electricity shareunchanged +0.0 pts1st of 200*
- Nuclear electricity shareunchanged +0.0 pts34th of 201*
- Solar electricity shareunchanged +0.0 pts168th of 203*
- Wind electricity shareunchanged +0.0 pts107th of 201*
- Coal electricity shareunchanged +0.0 pts1st of 202*
- Gas electricity shareunchanged +0.0 pts120th of 200*
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- Net electricity imports (% of demand)unchanged +0.0 pts1st of 194
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- Energy intensity of GDPup +20.0 %88th of 165
- Carbon intensity of electricityup +10.4 %2nd of 203*
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- Access to electricity (% of population)up +3.3 pts187th of 215
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- Oil productionunchanged +0.0100th of 204*
- Gas productionunchanged +0.096th of 204*
- Coal productionunchanged +0.066th of 204*
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- Energy importsNo data