People using at least basic sanitation services in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using at least basic sanitation services was 47.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation 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
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in Lesotho stood at 47.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Lesotho peaked at 47.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 180th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 | 20.8% | 13.9% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 29.0% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 42.7% | 47.9% | 5 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (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 sanitation services in Lesotho?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Lesotho was 47.9% 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 sanitation services recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Lesotho ranks 180th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. 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 sanitation 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 sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.