Lesotho Energy
Production (2024)#204 World
0.0000085quadrillion btu−99.4% YoY
Consumption (2024)#174 World
0.01quadrillion btu−7.8% YoY
Energy Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
85.2%14.8%
Energy Production in Lesotho
- Lesotho produced 0.0000085 quadrillion btu of primary energy in 2024 (#204 in the world), a decrease of 99.4% from 0.0014 quadrillion btu in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.0000014% of the world's production.
- In 2024, renewables supplied 100% (0.0000085 quadrillion btu) of primary energy in Lesotho.
Energy Consumption in Lesotho
- Lesotho consumed 0.01 quadrillion btu of primary energy in 2024 (#174 in the world), a decrease of 7.8% from 0.01 quadrillion btu in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.0022% of global consumption.
- Per capita, energy consumption in Lesotho averaged 5.74 million btu in 2024, equivalent to 0.02 million btu per day (#182 in the world).
- In 2024, fossil fuels made up 85.2% (0.01 quadrillion btu) of primary energy in Lesotho and renewables 14.8% (0.002 quadrillion btu).
Lesotho Energy History (1980-2024)
| 2024 | 0.0000085 | 0.01 | 5.74 | 0.06% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 | 0.01 | 6.29 | 9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 | 0.02 | 7.19 | 10% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 | 0.01 | 5.99 | 13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 | 0.01 | 5.5 | 11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 | 0.01 | 6.21 | 9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 | 0.01 | 6.04 | 13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 | 0.01 | 6.29 | 13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 | 0.01 | 5.93 | 14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 | 0.01 | 5.38 | 16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 | 0.01 | 5.6 | 15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 | 0.01 | 5.5 | 15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 | 0.01 | 5.51 | 14.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 | 0.01 | 5.14 | 16.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 | 0.01 | 5.31 | 22.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 | 0.0099 | 5.01 | 22.3% |
| 2008 | 0.002 | 0.0085 | 4.34 | 23.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 | 0.01 | 5.1 | 19% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 | 0.0078 | 4.01 | 23% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 | 0.0075 | 3.86 | 20.8% |
| 2004 | 0.001 | 0.007 | 3.55 | 14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 | 0.0067 | 3.4 | 16.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 | 0.0067 | 3.33 | 16.1% |
| 2001 | 0.00097 | 0.0066 | 3.28 | 14.8% |
| 2000 | 0.00098 | 0.0065 | 3.23 | 15.2% |
| 1999 | 0.00067 | 0.0033 | 1.67 | 19.9% |
| 1998 | 0 | 0.0032 | 1.6 | 0% |
| 1997 | 0 | 0.0037 | 1.85 | 0% |
| 1996 | 0 | 0.0037 | 1.9 | 0% |
| 1995 | 0 | 0.0037 | 1.89 | 0% |
| 1994 | 0 | 0.0036 | 1.89 | 0% |
| 1993 | 0 | 0.0033 | 1.73 | 0% |
| 1992 | 0 | 0.0032 | 1.7 | 0% |
| 1991 | 0 | 0.0031 | 1.66 | 0% |
| 1990 | 0 | 0.003 | 1.66 | 0% |
| 1989 | 0 | 0.0023 | 1.32 | 0% |
| 1988 | 0 | 0.0016 | 0.91 | 0% |
| 1987 | 0 | 0.0023 | 1.38 | 0% |
| 1986 | 0 | 0.0023 | 1.41 | 0% |
| 1985 | 0 | 0.0022 | 1.38 | 0% |
| 1984 | 0 | 0.002 | 1.29 | 0% |
| 1983 | 0 | 0.002 | 1.33 | 0% |
| 1982 | 0 | 0.002 | 1.36 | 0% |
| 1981 | 0 | 0.002 | 1.41 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0 | 0.002 | 1.45 | 0% |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.