Food Retail — Energy Use in Lesotho

Lesotho: Food Retail — Energy Use was 243.38 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
243.38 TJ
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
169th
of 201 countries
All-time high
364.39 TJ
in 2016
All-time low
78.62 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Energy Use in Lesotho, 1990–2023

1002003004001990200620231990: 78.6 TJ1991: 87.7 TJ1992: 98.3 TJ1993: 108.9 TJ1994: 125.5 TJ1995: 133.1 TJ1996: 139.1 TJ1997: 167.8 TJ1998: 166.3 TJ1999: 161.8 TJ2000: 157.2 TJ2001: 169.3 TJ2002: 172.4 TJ2003: 179.5 TJ2004: 191.3 TJ2005: 196.7 TJ2006: 222.1 TJ2007: 244 TJ2008: 257.9 TJ2009: 249.3 TJ2010: 279.6 TJ2011: 316.9 TJ2012: 321.6 TJ2013: 340 TJ2014: 323 TJ2015: 320.5 TJ2016: 364.4 TJ2017: 213.6 TJ2018: 334.9 TJ2019: 327.1 TJ2020: 205.4 TJ2021: 214.2 TJ2022: 241.2 TJ2023: 243.4 TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — energy use in Lesotho stood at 243.38 TJ.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Lesotho peaked at 364.39 TJ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 78.62 TJ, in 1990.

That places Lesotho 169th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 126.71 TJ 78.62 TJ 167.83 TJ 10
2000s 203.98 TJ 157.25 TJ 257.95 TJ 10
2010s 314.17 TJ 213.65 TJ 364.39 TJ 10
2020s 226.04 TJ 205.36 TJ 243.38 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 166 Cabo Verde 332.51 TJ compare
  2. 167 Guyana 315.65 TJ compare
  3. 168 Grenada 246.24 TJ compare
  4. 170 Polynesia 228.86 TJ compare
  5. 171 Eswatini 209.23 TJ compare
  6. 172 Saint Kitts and Nevis 205.2 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — energy use in Lesotho?
Food retail — energy use in Lesotho was 243.38 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 364.39 TJ in 2016.
What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 78.62 TJ in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for food retail — energy use?
Lesotho ranks 169th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Energy Use (Total)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 7,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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