Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Lesotho

Hydro share of electricity in Lesotho in 2021 — 99.64%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 208. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.26 pp.

2021 99.64% −0.06 pp vs 2020
World rank 2of 208
Period maximum 99.93%2007
Period minimum 99.64%2021

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Lesotho, 2000–202199.699.799.899.9100200020032006200920122015201820212000: 99.9%2001: 99.9%2002: 99.9%2003: 99.91%2004: 99.91%2005: 99.92%2006: 99.92%2007: 99.93%2008: 99.92%2009: 99.93%2010: 99.92%2011: 99.92%2012: 99.92%2013: 99.85%2014: 99.78%2015: 99.79%2016: 99.78%2017: 99.73%2018: 99.73%2019: 99.67%2020: 99.7%2021: 99.64%
Change over the period: −0.26 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Lesotho 99.64%
World 15.41%
Southern Africa computed 3.45%
Hydro share of electricity — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 99.64 −0.06 pp
2020 99.7 +0.03 pp
2019 99.67 −0.06 pp
2018 99.73 +0 pp
2017 99.73 −0.05 pp
2016 99.78 −0.01 pp
2015 99.79 +0 pp
2014 99.78 −0.07 pp
2013 99.85 −0.07 pp
2012 99.92 −0 pp
2011 99.92 −0 pp
2010 99.92 −0 pp
2009 99.93 +0 pp
2008 99.92 −0 pp
2007 99.93 +0 pp
2006 99.92 +0 pp
2005 99.92 +0.01 pp
2004 99.91 −0 pp
2003 99.91 +0 pp
2002 99.9 +0.01 pp
2001 99.9 +0 pp
2000 99.9

Southern Africa, 2021

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

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.

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