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Lesotho: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 2,281,454 (2021)
Population Growth Rate 1.206 annual % (2021)
Age Dependency Ratio 62.091 % of working-age population (2021)
Urban Population 29.48 % of total (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate 69.9 per 1,000 live births (2020)
Life Expectancy at Birth 54.693 years (2020)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2021)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.5 billion kWh (2021) #165
Consumption 0.9 billion kWh (2021) #156
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0.53 billion kWh (2021) #81
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.5 billion kWh (2021) #135

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 5.19 thousand bbl/day (2021) #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) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
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: 11/6/2022
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020