54 country profiles · 207 indicator definitionsAPI dataGet API key

Energy · Southern Africa

Lesotho Hydropower Capacity

75.2 MWas of 2025+0.0% vs 2024

Installed hydropower electricity capacity, in megawatts (IRENA). Source: IRENA RENEWABLES. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · IRENA

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodHydropower Capacity
202575.2 MW
202475.2 MW
202374.2 MW
202274.2 MW
202174.2 MW
202074.2 MW
201974.2 MW
201874.2 MW
201774.2 MW
201674.2 MW
201574.2 MW
201474.2 MW

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=LS&metric_key=hydro_capacity_mw" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Hydropower Capacity across Africa

View country ranking ->
CountryHydropower CapacityPeriod
Nigeria2.9K MW2025
Kenya892.7 MW2025
South Africa751.7 MW2025
Egypt2.8K MW2025
Ghana1.6K MW2025
Ethiopia9.2K MW2025

More Lesotho energy data