Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Lesotho
Lesotho: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 7,909 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 7,909 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Lesotho peaked at 16,128 TJ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7,815 TJ, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 119th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,297 TJ | 11,827 TJ | 14,561 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,934 TJ | 14,271 TJ | 16,099 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,660 TJ | 9,792 TJ | 16,128 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,964 TJ | 7,815 TJ | 10,143 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 116 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 8,248 TJ compare
- 117 Estonia 8,204 TJ compare
- 118 Mauritania 7,947 TJ compare
- 120 Libya 7,808 TJ compare
- 121 Georgia 7,393 TJ compare
- 122 Montenegro 6,814 TJ compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.45 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2.64 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 73.68 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 79.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,237 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.21 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 6 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 577 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.25 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Lesotho?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Lesotho was 7,909 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 16,128 TJ in 2010.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,815 TJ in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Lesotho ranks 119th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. 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 Fuelwood — Energy consumption. 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.