Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 42 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Lesotho, Kingdom of is 42, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 84 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42, in 2024.
That places Lesotho, Kingdom of 62nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.9 | 70 | 84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6 | 51 | 69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46 | 42 | 50 | 5 |
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More population data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.201 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 190,191 (2100)
- Population density 107.36 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.201 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6353 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.66 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 419 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.66 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.66 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 42 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 62nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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