Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 1.24 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.24 million people for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Lesotho peaked at 1.24 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 318,622 people, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 129th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 450,978 people | 318,622 people | 590,303 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 810,284 people | 624,827 people | 1.02 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.24 million people | 4 |
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More reference data data for Lesotho
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.77 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6724 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5102 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.4131 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Lesotho?
- Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Lesotho was 1.24 million people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 318,622 people in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
- Lesotho ranks 129th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.