Access to electricity (% of total population) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 29.7% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Access to electricity in Lesotho, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 29.7% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 206.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Lesotho peaked at 29.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 201st out of 218 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +35.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +354.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +388.8% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +217.3% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +345.1% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +46.1% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +51.6% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +6.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 29.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 29.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity (% of total population) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +388.8% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1997 | +354.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2000 | +345.1% | 1.0% | 4.3% |
| 1999 | +217.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 3.6% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 18.9% | 29.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Lesotho?
- Access to electricity in Lesotho was 29.7% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for access to electricity?
- Lesotho ranks 201st out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.