Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National was 47.99 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Lesotho stood at 47.99 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 219.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Lesotho peaked at 47.99 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.21 %, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 166th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.21 % | — |
| 2001 | 0.26 % | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 1.08 % | +315.4% |
| 2003 | 1.53 % | +41.7% |
| 2004 | 2.18 % | +42.5% |
| 2005 | 2.58 % | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 2.98 % | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 3.45 % | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 3.58 % | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 3.72 % | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 3.86 % | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 7 % | +81.3% |
| 2012 | 10 % | +42.9% |
| 2013 | 15 % | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 22 % | +46.7% |
| 2015 | 25 % | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 32.45 % | +29.8% |
| 2017 | 39 % | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 40.8 % | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 42.3 % | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 43.66 % | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 45.06 % | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 46.5 % | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 47.99 % | +3.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 47.99 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.79 %, 85% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 47.99 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.03 %, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +315.4% | 0.26 % | 1.08 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.16 % | 0.21 % | 3.72 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.74 % | 3.86 % | 42.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8 % | 43.66 % | 47.99 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -71.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Lesotho?
- Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Lesotho was 47.99 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 47.99 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 % in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of people who used the internet in the previous three months?
- Lesotho ranks 166th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.