Lesotho Electricity
Generation (2024)#209 World
0.0037TWh+2.3% YoY
Consumption (2024)#174 World
0.48TWh+35.1% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
32.6%67.4%
Electricity Generation in Lesotho
- Net electricity generation in Lesotho reached 0.0037 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#209 in the world), an increase of 2.3% from 0.0036 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to < 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 32.6% (0.0012 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Lesotho and renewables 67.4% (0.0025 terawatt-hours).
- Lesotho reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.76% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 67.4% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Lesotho
- Lesotho consumed 0.48 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#174 in the world), an increase of 35.1% from 2023. This represents < 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Lesotho averaged 205.1 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 0.56 kilowatt-hours per day (#181 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Lesotho
- Lesotho had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.1 gigawatts in 2024 (#185 in the world), an increase of 0.97% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 0.58% and renewables at 99.4% of Lesotho's installed capacity in 2024.
- Lesotho's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 0.4% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 22.6%, solar at 0.27% and hydro at 0.09%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Lesotho
- Lesotho imported 0.58 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈121.2% of consumption).
Grid Efficiency in Lesotho
- Distribution losses in Lesotho were 0.11 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 2838.9% of total generation, up from 18.8% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Lesotho
- In 2024, Lesotho generated approximately 0.00001 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0013 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily deficit of 0.0013 terawatt-hours.
Lesotho Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0037 | +2.3% | 209 | < 0.01% | 0.48 | +35.1% | 174 | < 0.01% | 205.1 | 0.1 | +0.97% | 185 | < 0.01% | 0.58 | 0 | 0.58 | 0.11 |
| 2023 | 0.0036 | −99.2% | 209 | < 0.01% | 0.35 | −56.1% | 183 | < 0.01% | 153.5 | 0.1 | +36.3% | 185 | < 0.01% | 0.45 | — | — | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 0.48 | −9.6% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0.81 | −5.7% | 165 | < 0.01% | 353.7 | 0.08 | +0.22% | 187 | < 0.01% | 0.43 | 0 | 0.43 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 0.53 | +24.6% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0.86 | +9.6% | 162 | < 0.01% | 379.1 | 0.08 | −0.11% | 187 | < 0.01% | 0.43 | 0 | 0.43 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 0.43 | +8.6% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0.78 | −2.8% | 163 | < 0.01% | 349.9 | 0.08 | +0.8% | 187 | < 0.01% | 0.44 | 0 | 0.44 | 0.09 |
| 2019 | 0.39 | −23.9% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0.8 | +1% | 163 | < 0.01% | 364.2 | 0.08 | +0% | 187 | < 0.01% | 0.54 | 0.0009 | 0.54 | 0.13 |
| 2018 | 0.52 | −4.2% | 168 | < 0.01% | 0.8 | −1.7% | 162 | < 0.01% | 364.7 | 0.08 | +0% | 187 | < 0.01% | 0.4 | 0.0029 | 0.39 | 0.12 |
| 2017 | 0.54 | +3.2% | 167 | < 0.01% | 0.81 | +9.6% | 162 | < 0.01% | 375.7 | 0.08 | +0% | 187 | < 0.01% | 0.39 | 0.0008 | 0.39 | 0.12 |
| 2016 | 0.52 | −1.8% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.74 | +10.8% | 162 | < 0.01% | 347.2 | 0.08 | +0.67% | 186 | < 0.01% | 0.37 | 0.0026 | 0.37 | 0.15 |
| 2015 | 0.53 | +2.3% | 165 | < 0.01% | 0.67 | −3.4% | 163 | < 0.01% | 317.2 | 0.07 | +0% | 186 | < 0.01% | 0.26 | 0.0044 | 0.26 | 0.12 |
| 2014 | 0.52 | +1.2% | 163 | < 0.01% | 0.69 | −2.7% | 162 | < 0.01% | 332.2 | 0.07 | +0% | 186 | < 0.01% | 0.27 | 0.0029 | 0.27 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | 0.52 | +6% | 163 | < 0.01% | 0.71 | +5% | 162 | < 0.01% | 345.4 | 0.07 | +0% | 186 | < 0.01% | 0.29 | 0.0022 | 0.28 | 0.09 |
| 2012 | 0.49 | −0.82% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0.68 | +5.1% | 161 | < 0.01% | 332.6 | 0.07 | +2.7% | 184 | < 0.01% | 0.31 | 0.02 | 0.29 | 0.1 |
| 2011 | 0.49 | −29.4% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0.64 | −21.2% | 164 | < 0.01% | 319.6 | 0.07 | +0% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0.26 | 0.04 | 0.22 | 0.07 |
| 2010 | 0.69 | +7.1% | 161 | < 0.01% | 0.82 | +20.4% | 158 | < 0.01% | 409.4 | 0.07 | +0% | 184 | < 0.01% | 0.2 | 0.0055 | 0.2 | 0.07 |
| 2009 | 0.65 | +11% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0.68 | +20.9% | 164 | < 0.01% | 342.6 | 0.07 | +0% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0.12 | 0.0017 | 0.12 | 0.09 |
| 2008 | 0.58 | +5.4% | 163 | < 0.01% | 0.56 | +9.2% | 166 | < 0.01% | 285.4 | 0.07 | +0% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | 0.0038 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| 2007 | 0.55 | +5.5% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0.51 | +12% | 165 | < 0.01% | 263.2 | 0.07 | +0% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | 0.0085 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| 2006 | 0.53 | +14.4% | 164 | < 0.01% | 0.46 | +27.6% | 167 | < 0.01% | 235.9 | 0.07 | −2.7% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.09 |
| 2005 | 0.46 | +54.5% | 163 | < 0.01% | 0.36 | +52.5% | 166 | < 0.01% | 184.2 | 0.07 | +0% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | 0.02 | −0.0093 | 0.09 |
| 2004 | 0.3 | −8.6% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | −2.8% | 171 | < 0.01% | 119.7 | 0.07 | +0% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | 0.0061 | 0.02 | 0.08 |
| 2003 | 0.33 | +3.5% | 164 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | +5.2% | 171 | < 0.01% | 122.3 | 0.07 | −0.8% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | 0.04 | −0.0023 | 0.08 |
| 2002 | 0.31 | +10.2% | 163 | < 0.01% | 0.23 | +2.6% | 172 | < 0.01% | 115.7 | 0.08 | +0% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.04 | −0.02 | 0.06 |
| 2001 | 0.29 | −1% | 163 | < 0.01% | 0.22 | +5.3% | 170 | < 0.01% | 112.4 | 0.08 | +0% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 |
| 2000 | 0.29 | +47.7% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0.21 | −9.7% | 169 | < 0.01% | 106.5 | 0.08 | −0.4% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | 0.01 | −0.0006 | 0.07 |
| 1999 | 0.2 | — | 169 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | +13.1% | 168 | < 0.01% | 118 | 0.08 | +0% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
| 1998 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.21 | −34.3% | 170 | < 0.01% | 104.6 | 0.08 | +0.93% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0.21 | 0 | 0.21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.32 | −5.1% | 161 | < 0.01% | 159.9 | 0.08 | — | 170 | < 0.01% | 0.32 | 0 | 0.32 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.34 | +3.4% | 156 | < 0.01% | 169.8 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.34 | 0 | 0.34 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.32 | +4.5% | 156 | < 0.01% | 166 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.32 | 0 | 0.32 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.31 | +10.3% | 155 | < 0.01% | 160.8 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.31 | 0 | 0.31 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.28 | +16.6% | 158 | < 0.01% | 147.8 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.28 | 0 | 0.28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.24 | +17% | 157 | < 0.01% | 128.7 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.24 | 0 | 0.24 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.21 | +7.3% | 140 | < 0.01% | 111.8 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.21 | 0 | 0.21 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.19 | — | 143 | < 0.01% | 106.1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.19 | 0 | 0.19 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.