Lesotho

In brief

Electricity from renewables: 99.8% (2021). World rank 3 of 206 (1 = best); in Africa, 1 of 54. Electricity from fossil fuels: 0.2% (2021). World rank 7 of 209 (1 = best); in Africa, 2 of 54. High-tech share of manufactured exports: 0.1% (2024). World rank 162 of 170; in Africa, 43 of 44. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 22% → 51.8%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 103 → 70, and home broadband per 100 people 0.1 → 0.4. Better than all its neighbours (South Africa): renewable share of energy use, electricity from renewables, and electricity from fossil fuels. Worse than all its neighbours (South Africa): using the internet, home broadband per 100 people, access to electricity, research spending, and researchers per million people.