Energy consumption per capita — all countries

Energy consumption per capita — Lesotho

Energy consumption per capita in Lesotho in 2024 — 5.7 MMBtu. Ranked 163 in the world out of 214. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 295.6%.

2024 5.7 MMBtu −8.8% vs 2023
World rank 163of 214
Period maximum 7.2 MMBtu2022
Period minimum 0.9 MMBtu1988

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million Btu per capita

Energy consumption per capita — Lesotho, 1980–20240246819801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 1.5 MMBtu1981: 1.4 MMBtu1982: 1.4 MMBtu1983: 1.3 MMBtu1984: 1.3 MMBtu1985: 1.4 MMBtu1986: 1.4 MMBtu1987: 1.4 MMBtu1988: 0.9 MMBtu1989: 1.3 MMBtu1990: 1.7 MMBtu1991: 1.7 MMBtu1992: 1.7 MMBtu1993: 1.7 MMBtu1994: 1.9 MMBtu1995: 1.9 MMBtu1996: 1.9 MMBtu1997: 1.8 MMBtu1998: 1.6 MMBtu1999: 1.7 MMBtu2000: 3.2 MMBtu2001: 3.3 MMBtu2002: 3.3 MMBtu2003: 3.4 MMBtu2004: 3.5 MMBtu2005: 3.9 MMBtu2006: 4 MMBtu2007: 5.1 MMBtu2008: 4.3 MMBtu2009: 5 MMBtu2010: 5.3 MMBtu2011: 5.1 MMBtu2012: 5.5 MMBtu2013: 5.5 MMBtu2014: 5.6 MMBtu2015: 5.4 MMBtu2016: 5.9 MMBtu2017: 6.3 MMBtu2018: 6 MMBtu2019: 6.2 MMBtu2020: 5.5 MMBtu2021: 6 MMBtu2022: 7.2 MMBtu2023: 6.3 MMBtu2024: 5.7 MMBtu
Change over the period: +4.3 (+295.6%) Average annual rate: 3.17 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Lesotho 5.7 MMBtu
World computed 73.8 MMBtu
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.1 MMBtu
Southern Africa computed 76.3 MMBtu
Lower-middle-income countries computed 25 MMBtu
Energy consumption per capita — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year MMBtu Change Change, %
2024 5.7 −0.6 −8.8%
2023 6.3 −0.9 −12.55%
2022 7.2 +1.2 +20.08%
2021 6 +0.5 +8.85%
2020 5.5 −0.7 −11.42%
2019 6.2 +0.2 +2.81%
2018 6 −0.2 −3.85%
2017 6.3 +0.4 +6.06%
2016 5.9 +0.5 +10.13%
2015 5.4 −0.2 −3.91%
2014 5.6 +0.1 +1.92%
2013 5.5 −0 −0.2%
2012 5.5 +0.4 +7.18%
2011 5.1 −0.2 −3.32%
2010 5.3 +0.3 +5.99%
2009 5 +0.7 +15.63%
2008 4.3 −0.8 −15.01%
2007 5.1 +1.1 +27.25%
2006 4 +0.2 +3.99%
2005 3.9 +0.3 +8.62%
2004 3.5 +0.2 +4.48%
2003 3.4 +0.1 +1.88%
2002 3.3 +0.1 +1.65%
2001 3.3 +0.1 +1.59%
2000 3.2 +1.6 +93.8%
1999 1.7 +0.1 +4.11%
1998 1.6 −0.2 −13.43%
1997 1.8 −0 −2.52%
1996 1.9 +0 +0.13%
1995 1.9 +0 +0.08%
1994 1.9 +0.2 +9.67%
1993 1.7 +0 +1.78%
1992 1.7 +0 +2.4%
1991 1.7 −0 −0.21%
1990 1.7 +0.3 +25.48%
1989 1.3 +0.4 +45.62%
1988 0.9 −0.5 −34.11%
1987 1.4 −0 −2.19%
1986 1.4 +0 +2.26%
1985 1.4 +0.1 +6.63%
1984 1.3 −0 −2.56%
1983 1.3 −0 −2.85%
1982 1.4 −0 −2.86%
1981 1.4 −0 −3.13%
1980 1.5

Southern Africa, 2024

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

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption per resident. The indicator is broader than electricity consumption per capita and therefore gives a fairer answer to the question of the energy standard of living: it includes fuel for transport and heating, and it is those, not electricity, that make up most of the spending in cold and car-dependent countries. The spread between countries is more than a hundredfold, and the top of the list holds not only rich states but also fuel exporters, where energy is cheap, and countries with energy-intensive industry.

Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry and transport, not on households. Not to be confused with electricity consumption per capita: electricity is part of this figure, usually between a fifth and a third of it.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).