Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Oil consumption per person

Lesotho
1,432 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1,348 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
180th
Zimbabwe rank
182nd

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Lesotho
  • Zimbabwe
5001.0k1.5k198020022024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1,432 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,348 kilowatt-hours per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 84 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Lesotho ranks 180th and Zimbabwe ranks 182nd of 219 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 387.84 kilowatt-hours per person 1,099 kilowatt-hours per person 710.74 kilowatt-hours per person Zimbabwe
1990s 375.84 kilowatt-hours per person 1,386 kilowatt-hours per person 1,010 kilowatt-hours per person Zimbabwe
2000s 916.77 kilowatt-hours per person 765.8 kilowatt-hours per person 150.97 kilowatt-hours per person Lesotho
2010s 1,267 kilowatt-hours per person 1,049 kilowatt-hours per person 217.99 kilowatt-hours per person Lesotho
2020s 1,422 kilowatt-hours per person 1,134 kilowatt-hours per person 288.39 kilowatt-hours per person Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption per person, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
Lesotho, at 1,432 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,348 kilowatt-hours per person in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
84 kilowatt-hours per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for oil consumption per person?
Lesotho ranks 180th and Zimbabwe ranks 182nd of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.