Lesotho's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) was 34.9% in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 5.9 percentage points from 40.8% in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 34.9% | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 41.5% | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 40.8% | 2012 |
| Highest | 56.9% | 1999 |
| Lowest | 33.6% | 2021 |
| Average since 2013 | 41.77% | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 52% | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Lesotho's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) rose 1.3 percentage points on 2021 (from 33.6% to 34.9%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −0.61 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.3 percentage points in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.7 percentage points in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.16 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 67% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2022, Lesotho had the 26th highest value of the 71 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 34.9% | 2022 |
| World | 19.74% | 2020 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.27% | 2020 |
| Lower middle income | 43.34% | 2020 |
Closest to Lesotho in the 2022 ranking
What this measures
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 33 values
| Year | Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 34.9 |
| 2021 | 33.6 |
| 2020 | 43.2 |
| 2019 | 41.6 |
| 2018 | 42.5 |
| 2017 | 41.5 |
| 2016 | 45.1 |
| 2015 | 46 |
| 2014 | 43.2 |
| 2013 | 46.1 |
| 2012 |
Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) in nearby economies
- Angola — 52.9% (2021)
- Benin — 54.5% (2021)
- Botswana — 27.4% (2021)
- Burkina Faso — 71.4% (2022)
- Burundi — 83% (2022)
- Cabo Verde — 21.8% (2022)
- Cameroon — 79.2% (2021)
- Central African Republic — 90.9% (2022)
- Chad
More environment data for Lesotho
- Rural population — 1.31 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 55.33% (2025)
- Urban population — 1.06 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 44.67% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 2,107 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 74 (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 2,181 (2024)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — -0.67% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — 3.35% (2025)
- Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land) — 6.09 (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Lesotho's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)?
- 34.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is down 17.1 percentage points from 52% in 1990. The highest value was 56.9% in 1999 and the lowest 33.6% in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank?
- 26th highest of 71 economies with data for 2022.
- Is the latest change in renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) unusual for Lesotho?
- In 2022, Lesotho's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) rose 1.3 percentage points on 2021 (from 33.6% to 34.9%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −0.61 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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