Lesotho - Access to electricity

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Lesotho was 34.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 34.93 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.43 in 2004.

Definition: Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
2000 1.99
2004 1.43
2005 3.74
2006 2.66
2007 6.95
2008 8.54
2009 8.59
2010 4.40
2011 10.60
2012 7.19
2013 14.66
2014 15.65
2015 19.63
2016 23.32
2017 20.22
2019 32.45
2020 34.93

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) in Lesotho was 77.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 77.73 in 2020, while its lowest value was 13.60 in 2000.

Definition: Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
2000 13.60
2001 17.99
2002 21.07
2003 24.15
2004 26.20
2005 30.37
2006 33.51
2007 36.67
2008 39.85
2009 43.20
2010 55.21
2011 57.24
2012 59.21
2013 61.03
2014 61.50
2015 64.42
2016 66.34
2017 68.84
2019 74.60
2020 77.73

Access to electricity (% of population)

Access to electricity (% of population) in Lesotho was 47.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 47.35 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.25 in 2001.

Definition: Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
2000 4.26
2001 1.25
2002 3.36
2003 5.47
2004 6.80
2005 9.67
2006 9.70
2007 13.88
2008 15.99
2009 17.00
2010 17.00
2011 22.41
2012 20.56
2013 26.77
2014 27.80
2015 31.68
2016 35.07
2017 33.70
2018 47.00
2019 44.50
2020 47.35

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use