Number with without clean cooking fuels in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number with without clean cooking fuels was 1.24 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number with without clean cooking fuels in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.24 million for number with without 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 with without clean cooking fuels in Lesotho peaked at 1.24 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 318,622, 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.
Number with without clean cooking fuels in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 318,622 | — |
| 2001 | 352,150 | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 378,989 | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 406,937 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 435,620 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 460,926 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 492,101 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 519,569 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 554,565 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 590,303 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 624,827 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 660,595 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 697,783 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 738,285 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 780,033 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 822,903 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 869,212 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 918,929 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 969,520 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.08 million | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.13 million | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.18 million | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 1.24 million | +5.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.24 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.35 million, 23% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.24 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 million, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 450,978 | 318,622 | 590,303 | 10 |
| 2010s | 810,284 | 624,827 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million | 1.08 million | 1.24 million | 4 |
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 number with without clean cooking fuels in Lesotho?
- Number with without clean cooking fuels in Lesotho was 1.24 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 318,622 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for number with without clean cooking fuels?
- Lesotho ranks 129th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number with without 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number with without clean cooking fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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