Animal waste — Energy consumption in Lesotho

Lesotho: Animal waste — Energy consumption was 5,905 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5,905 TJ
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
5th
of 24 countries
All-time high
8,103 TJ
in 2009
All-time low
5,835 TJ
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Animal waste — Energy consumption in Lesotho, 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200720241990: 6.8k TJ1991: 6.9k TJ1992: 6.9k TJ1993: 6.9k TJ1994: 6.9k TJ1995: 7.0k TJ1996: 7.0k TJ1997: 7.0k TJ1998: 7.0k TJ1999: 7.0k TJ2000: 7.1k TJ2001: 7.1k TJ2002: 7.1k TJ2003: 7.2k TJ2004: 7.3k TJ2005: 7.5k TJ2006: 7.6k TJ2007: 7.8k TJ2008: 7.9k TJ2009: 8.1k TJ2010: 7.9k TJ2011: 7.7k TJ2012: 7.6k TJ2013: 7.4k TJ2014: 7.2k TJ2015: 7.1k TJ2016: 6.9k TJ2017: 6.7k TJ2018: 6.6k TJ2019: 6.4k TJ2020: 6.3k TJ2021: 6.1k TJ2022: 6.0k TJ2023: 5.8k TJ2024: 5.9k TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

The most recent figure for animal waste — energy consumption in Lesotho is 5,905 TJ, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, animal waste — energy consumption in Lesotho peaked at 8,103 TJ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5,835 TJ, in 2023.

Lesotho ranks 5th of 24 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,941 TJ 6,850 TJ 7,040 TJ 10
2000s 7,475 TJ 7,070 TJ 8,103 TJ 10
2010s 7,156 TJ 6,439 TJ 7,919 TJ 10
2020s 6,038 TJ 5,835 TJ 6,292 TJ 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 2 Bangladesh 114,871 TJ compare
  2. 3 Nepal 26,111 TJ compare
  3. 4 OECD 10,009 TJ compare
  4. 6 Tunisia 5,640 TJ compare
  5. 7 Pakistan 4,669 TJ compare
  6. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,379 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is animal waste — energy consumption in Lesotho?
Animal waste — energy consumption in Lesotho was 5,905 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest animal waste — energy consumption recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 8,103 TJ in 2009.
What is the lowest animal waste — energy consumption recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 5,835 TJ in 2023.
How does Lesotho rank for animal waste — energy consumption?
Lesotho ranks 5th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
Is animal waste — energy consumption rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Animal waste — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Animal waste — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
46 places, 1,127 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.