Total petroleum consumption fell 2.36% to 5.00 '000 bpd in Lesotho in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, total petroleum consumption in Lesotho reached an all time high of 5.12 '000 bpd in 2014 and an all time low of 0.749 '000 bpd in 1988. When compared to Lesotho's main peers, total petroleum consumption in Botswana amounted to 23.0 '000 bpd, 662 '000 bpd in South Africa, 5.00 '000 bpd in Swaziland and 26.0 '000 bpd in Zimbabwe in 2015.
Lesotho has been ranked 161st within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of total petroleum consumption, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Petroleum Consumption | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Botswana | '000 bpd | 18.4 | 19.4 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | '000 bpd | 1.55 | 3.71 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | '000 bpd | 15.0 | 16.1 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 17.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | '000 bpd | 22.0 | 20.8 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | '000 bpd | 548 | 584 | 616 | 638 | 612 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | '000 bpd | 4.76 | 4.78 | 4.78 | 4.78 | 4.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | '000 bpd | 13.0 | 13.3 | 15.8 | 19.3 | 18.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | '000 bpd | 12.5 | 13.0 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.0 |
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