Lesotho — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Lesotho, 2000–2024.
Electricity access for Lesotho was 60.60% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 1.30% in 2001 (about 46.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 11.65% per year.
Lesotho ranks 187 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 87%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so Lesotho sits above it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 118%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 22 of 48 economies; Namibia (59.30%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 162% in 2002. That is 37% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2005; grown tenfold by 2018. Doubling roughly every 6.3 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 208th of 211 in 2000 → 200th of 215 in 2010 → 192nd of 215 in 2020 → 187th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60.6% | +3.3 pp |
| 2023 | 57.3% | +7.3 pp |
| 2022 | 50% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 50.4% | +2.9 pp |
| 2020 | 47.5% | +2.9 pp |
| 2019 | 44.6% | -2.4 pp |
| 2018 | 47% | +13.3 pp |
| 2017 | 33.7% | -1.4 pp |
| 2016 | 35.1% | +3.3 pp |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +4.0 pp |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +6.3 pp |
| 2012 | 20.6% | -1.9 pp |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +5.5 pp |
| 2010 | 17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 17% | +1.0 pp |
| 2008 | 16% | +2.1 pp |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +4.2 pp |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +2.8 pp |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +1.4 pp |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +2.0 pp |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +2.1 pp |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -3.0 pp |
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Lesotho’s Electricity access in 2001?
1.3% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Lesotho’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +1309.3% in total — about 11.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 60.6%; 2023: 57.3%; 2022: 50%; 2021: 50.4%; 2020: 47.5%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.