Lesotho
Every country around the world faces different challenges based on multiple factors, including: population, economy, and location. Below you’ll find valuable information about how cooking on traditional cookstoves affects this country, as well as about the opportunities for moving to clean cooking solutions.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Region
Africa
Country
Lesotho
Population Size ('000)
1,965,823
GDP per capital (USD)
982.12
Income per day (USD)
2.69
Urban Population (%)
26.90%
Rural Population (%)
73.10%
Average Household size
5
HEALTH
Percentage of population using solid fuels for cooking
83%
Number of people affected by HAP
1,631,633
Number of households affected by HAP
346,147
Number of deaths per year
200
Urban population using solid fuels (%)
8.20%
Rural population using solid fuels (%)
86.40%
Population using wood for cooking (%)
56.60%
Population using dung for cooking (%)
5.70%
Population using charcoal for cooking (%)
0.10%
Population using coal for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using kerosene for cooking (%)
13.50%
Population using gas for cooking (%)
22.00%
Population using electricity for cooking (%)
1.80%
Population using other fuels for cooking (%)
0.30%
COOKSTOVES BY COMPARISON
Percentage with access to improved water (%)
79%
Percentage with access to improved sanitation (%)
37%
Diarrhea deaths per year
400
Deaths per year from outdoor air pollution
<100
Deaths per year from malaria
0
Deaths per year from tuberculosis
700
Deaths per year from HIV/AIDS
15,800
Annual PM10 [mg/m3]*
94
BUSINESS/MARKET
Existence and success of businesses/social enterprises
low
Infrastructure strength score
2.56
Prevailance of lending institutions
no data
Number of borrowers
no data
Penetration of Credit Unions
4.39%
Ease of doing business score *
143
Lending interest rate
11.2 %
Starting business score *
144
Getting credit score *
150
Protecting investors score *
147
Trading across borders score *
147
GENDER
Overall women's empowerment indicator score *
0.7678
Economic participation and opportunity score *
0.8789
Educational attainment score *
1
Health and survival score *
0.9796
Political empowerment score *
0.2128
Percentage of girls in school
75%
Literacy rate of women (%)
95%
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Environmental problems
no data
Environmental considerations
no data
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
1.43
COOKSTOVE ADOPTION INDICATORS
Population using improved biomass cookstoves (%)
0.238
Primary Fuel Used
Wood
Access to clean fuels (% of population with access to electricity and gas)
19.9