Renewable energy share in Lesotho

Renewable sources provided 34.9% of final energy consumption in Lesotho in 2022.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Lesotho, 2022 34.9% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2021 +1.3percentage points 2021: 33.6%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Lesotho (2022).

Renewable energy share in Lesotho over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2022
Period LesothoWorld
2022 34.9% –
2021 33.6% –
2020 43.2% 19.7%
2019 41.6% 18.6%
2018 42.5% 18.1%
2017 41.5% 17.9%
2016 45.1% 17.6%
2015 46.0% 17.4%
2014 43.2% 17.3%
2013 46.1% 17.2%
2012 40.8% 16.9%
2011 42.3% 16.7%
2010 53.0% 16.7%
2009 54.0% 17.1%
2008 55.0% 16.7%
2007 55.3% 16.5%
2006 55.5% 16.7%
2005 55.3% 16.6%
2004 55.4% 16.8%
2003 55.9% 17.1%
2002 56.2% 17.2%
2001 56.5% 17.2%
2000 56.7% 17.5%
1999 56.9% 17.9%
1998 50.6% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 33.6% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 40.8%, the figure has changed by −5.9 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2022 for Lesotho
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7