Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 35.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Lesotho is 35.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Lesotho peaked at 35.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 132nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 8.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 15.0% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 27.0% | 35.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Lesotho?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Lesotho was 35.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Lesotho ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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