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Lesotho · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 5 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

158th of 158 · 36th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Air transport, passengers carriedLesotho's air transport, passengers carried fell from 10,000 in 1974 to 1,300 in 1999.19751980198519901995020k40k60k1,300

Lesotho's air transport, passengers carried fell from 10,000 in 1974 to 1,300 in 1999.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

145th of 149 · 33rd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Air transport, freightLesotho's air transport, freight was 0.1 in 1980 and 0.1 in 1993.198019821984198619881990199200.200.400.600.8010.1

Lesotho's air transport, freight was 0.1 in 1980 and 0.1 in 1993.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

138th of 159 · 27th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Logistics performance index, overallLesotho's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.3 in 2007 to 2.3 in 2018.20082010201220142016201822.12.22.32.42.3

Lesotho's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.3 in 2007 to 2.3 in 2018.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

187th of 215 · 22nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to electricity (% of population)Lesotho's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 4.3 % in 2000 to 60.6 % in 2024.200020052010201520200%20%40%60%60.6 %

Lesotho's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 4.3 % in 2000 to 60.6 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

165th of 183 · 35th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryLesotho's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 27.0 /100k in 2000 to 31.9 /100k in 2019.2000200520102015253035404531.9 /100k

Lesotho's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 27.0 /100k in 2000 to 31.9 /100k in 2019.

No data available (5)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Lesotho.

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