Solid biofuels — Energy production in Lesotho
Lesotho: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 13,843 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy production in Lesotho is 13,843 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Lesotho peaked at 25,521 TJ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13,679 TJ, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 125th of 209 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 | 21,297 TJ | 19,378 TJ | 22,731 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,676 TJ | 22,541 TJ | 25,521 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,208 TJ | 16,316 TJ | 25,049 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,990 TJ | 13,679 TJ | 16,214 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 122 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,380 TJ compare
- 123 Guinea-Bissau 17,411 TJ compare
- 124 Costa Rica 17,175 TJ compare
- 126 Belgium-Luxembourg 13,799 TJ compare
- 127 Cuba 12,962 TJ compare
- 128 Panama 10,888 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 solid biofuels — energy production in Lesotho?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Lesotho was 13,843 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 25,521 TJ in 2009.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,679 TJ in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Lesotho ranks 125th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. 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 Solid biofuels — 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.