People using at least basic drinking water services in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using at least basic drinking water services was 78.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Lesotho is 78.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Lesotho peaked at 78.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 178th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.9% | 64.4% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 70.1% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 75.7% | 78.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 175 Djibouti 79.7% compare
- 176 Kiribati 79.1% compare
- 177 Liberia 78.8% compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 78.0% compare
- 180 Mauritania 77.3% compare
- 181 Cote d'Ivoire 77.2% compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,201 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 27,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 27,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 27,631 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 27,651 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Lesotho?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Lesotho was 78.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Lesotho ranks 178th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.