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Lesotho — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Lesotho, 2000–2024.
Latest value · 2024
60.60%
Access to Electricity (% of Population) · % of population · +1309.3% since 2000
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
60.60%
First (2000)
4.30%
Change
+1309.3%
Highest
60.60%
in 2024
Lowest
1.30%
in 2001
Average
26.41%
Annual growth (CAGR)
11.65%
Years of data
25
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 60.6% |
| 2023 | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 50% |
| 2021 | 50.4% |
| 2020 | 47.5% |
| 2019 | 44.6% |
| 2018 | 47% |
| 2017 | 33.7% |
| 2016 | 35.1% |
| 2015 | 31.8% |
| 2014 | 27.8% |
| 2013 | 26.9% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population with access to electricity. Access means the household is connected to a source that provides a reliable supply. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.