Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Lesotho
Lesotho: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Lesotho stood at 0 terawatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Lesotho peaked at 0.69 terawatt-hours in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 196th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.426 terawatt-hours | 0.28 terawatt-hours | 0.65 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.52 terawatt-hours | 0.39 terawatt-hours | 0.69 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.288 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.53 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 196 British Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Comoros 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 East Timor 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Falkland Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Gambia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Gibraltar 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Grenada 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Montserrat 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Niue 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Saint Helena 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Western Sahara 0 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Population, total 2.36 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.06 million (2025)
- Urban population 44.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.1 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 72.33 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.1 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.1 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Lesotho?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Lesotho was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 terawatt-hours in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Lesotho ranks 196th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.