Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Lesotho

Access to electricity in Lesotho in 2024 — 60.6%. Ranked 187 in the world out of 215. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 56.3 pp.

2024 60.6% +3.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 187of 215
Period maximum 60.6%2024
Period minimum 1.3%2001

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Lesotho, 2000–20240204060802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 4.3%2001: 1.3%2002: 3.4%2003: 5.4%2004: 6.8%2005: 9.6%2006: 9.7%2007: 13.9%2008: 16%2009: 17%2010: 17%2011: 22.5%2012: 20.6%2013: 26.9%2014: 27.8%2015: 31.8%2016: 35.1%2017: 33.7%2018: 47%2019: 44.6%2020: 47.5%2021: 50.4%2022: 50%2023: 57.3%2024: 60.6%
Change over the period: +56.3 pp Annual average: 2.35 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 60.6%
World 91.9%
Southern Africa computed 87.6%
Access to electricity — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 60.6 +3.3 pp
2023 57.3 +7.3 pp
2022 50 −0.4 pp
2021 50.4 +2.9 pp
2020 47.5 +2.9 pp
2019 44.6 −2.4 pp
2018 47 +13.3 pp
2017 33.7 −1.4 pp
2016 35.1 +3.3 pp
2015 31.8 +4 pp
2014 27.8 +0.9 pp
2013 26.9 +6.3 pp
2012 20.6 −1.9 pp
2011 22.5 +5.5 pp
2010 17 +0 pp
2009 17 +1 pp
2008 16 +2.1 pp
2007 13.9 +4.2 pp
2006 9.7 +0.1 pp
2005 9.6 +2.8 pp
2004 6.8 +1.4 pp
2003 5.4 +2 pp
2002 3.4 +2.1 pp
2001 1.3 −3 pp
2000 4.3

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.