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Lesotho: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 2,108,132 (2018)
Population Growth Rate 0.796 annual % (2018)
Age Dependency Ratio 60.301 % of working-age population (2018)
Urban Population 28.153 % of total (2018)
Infant Mortality Rate 65.7 per 1,000 live births (2018)
Life Expectancy at Birth 53.705 years (2018)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2018)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.5 billion kWh (2017) #158
Consumption 0.741 billion kWh (2017) #156
Exports 0 billion kWh (2017) #98
Imports 0.276 billion kWh (2017) #88
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.5 billion kWh (2017) #128

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2018) #125
Consumption 4.718 thousand bbl/day (2017) #168
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2019) #98

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #115
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #56
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #79
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2019) #99

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: 9/6/2019
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020