Charcoal — Energy production in Lesotho
Lesotho: Charcoal — Energy production was 0.1475 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.1475 TJ for charcoal — energy production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 70.6% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Lesotho peaked at 0.6785 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1446 TJ, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 145th of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy production in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1446 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 0.1504 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1563 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1593 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1593 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1622 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1652 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1652 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1682 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1741 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.18 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1829 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1858 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1888 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1918 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1947 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1976 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2006 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2036 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2065 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2094 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2124 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2154 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2183 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2212 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2242 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2271 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2301 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.233 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.236 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1475 TJ | -37.5% |
| 2021 | 0.236 TJ | +60.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6785 TJ | +187.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5015 TJ | -26.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1475 TJ | -70.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1475 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,026 TJ, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1475 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,298 TJ, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy production in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +187.5% | 0.236 TJ | 0.6785 TJ |
| 2024 | -70.6% | 0.5015 TJ | 0.1475 TJ |
| 2021 | +60.0% | 0.1475 TJ | 0.236 TJ |
| 2020 | -37.5% | 0.236 TJ | 0.1475 TJ |
| 2023 | -26.1% | 0.6785 TJ | 0.5015 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1605 TJ | 0.1446 TJ | 0.1741 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1932 TJ | 0.18 TJ | 0.2065 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2227 TJ | 0.2094 TJ | 0.236 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3422 TJ | 0.1475 TJ | 0.6785 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in Lesotho?
- Charcoal — energy production in Lesotho was 0.1475 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6785 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1446 TJ in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Lesotho ranks 145th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.