Access to electricity in Lesotho

Access to electricity in Lesotho was 60.6% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 3.3 pts from 2023. That is the 186th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

202460.6%
Change on 2023+3.3 pts
Rank186th of 214Countries ranked
Series high60.62024
Series low1.32001

Access to electricity in Lesotho, 2000 to 2024

02040608020002004200820122016202020242000: 4.3 %2001: 1.3 %2002: 3.4 %2003: 5.4 %2004: 6.8 %2005: 9.6 %2006: 9.7 %2007: 13.9 %2008: 16 %2009: 17 %2010: 17 %2011: 22.5 %2012: 20.6 %2013: 26.9 %2014: 27.8 %2015: 31.8 %2016: 35.1 %2017: 33.7 %2018: 47 %2019: 44.6 %2020: 47.5 %2021: 50.4 %2022: 50 %2023: 57.3 %2024: 60.6 %
%. Source: World Bank, Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 25 values
Period%
202460.6
202357.3
202250
202150.4
202047.5
201944.6
201847
201733.7
201635.1
201531.8
201427.8
201326.9
201220.6
201122.5
201017
200917
200816
200713.9
20069.7
20059.6
20046.8
20035.4
20023.4
20011.3
20004.3

Rankings

Definition

Share of the population with access to electricity. World Bank series for the Sustainable Development Goal 7.1.1 electrification indicator, based mainly on household surveys.

Based mainly on household surveys, so year-to-year changes can reflect new survey rounds rather than new connections.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the share of people with electricity in Lesotho?

Access to electricity in Lesotho was 60.6% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 3.3 pts from 2023. That is the 186th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest share of people with electricity in Lesotho?

60.6% in 2024, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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