Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Lesotho
Lesotho: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 53.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Lesotho stood at 53.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Lesotho peaked at 53.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 129th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.9% | — |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 15.9% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 31.3% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 48.1% | 53.8% | 4 |
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More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0021 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -64.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -12.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Lesotho?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Lesotho was 53.8% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Lesotho ranks 129th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking is the proportion of total population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.