Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Lesotho
Lesotho: Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population was 83.6 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Lesotho, 2000–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Lesotho stood at 83.6. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Lesotho peaked at 83.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.6, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 185th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6 | — |
| 2001 | 18.1 | +33.1% |
| 2002 | 21.2 | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 24.3 | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 26.2 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 30.4 | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 33.6 | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 36.7 | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 39.9 | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 43.2 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 55.2 | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 57.2 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 59.1 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 61 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 61.5 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 64.6 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 66.4 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 68.8 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 70.7 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 74.4 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 77.5 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 80.6 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 83.6 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.72 | 13.6 | 43.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.89 | 55.2 | 74.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.57 | 77.5 | 83.6 | 3 |
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More climate change data for Lesotho
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1962 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3322 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Lesotho?
- Access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Lesotho was 83.6 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population?
- Lesotho ranks 185th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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