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Lesotho: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 2,142,252 (2020)
Population Growth Rate 0.796 annual % (2020)
Age Dependency Ratio 59.202 % of working-age population (2020)
Urban Population 29.028 % of total (2020)
Infant Mortality Rate 68.1 per 1,000 live births (2019)
Life Expectancy at Birth 54.331 years (2019)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2020)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.54 billion kWh (2018) #160
Consumption 0.902 billion kWh (2018) #154
Exports 0 billion kWh (2019) #95
Imports 0.4 billion kWh (2018) #80
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.54 billion kWh (2018) #128

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2020) #121
Consumption 5.147 thousand bbl/day (2018) #167
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #99

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2020) #119
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2020) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2020) #85
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 24 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 2,380,804 (2017 est.)
Highways 5,940 km (2011)
Internet Users 534,360 (2016 est.)
Telephones 8,328 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
Total Area30,355 sq. km
Land Area30,355 sq. km
Water Area0 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatetemperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Terrainmostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains
Lowest Pointjunction of the Orange and Makhaleng Rivers 1,400 m
Highest Point Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 10/3/2021
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020