People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Lesotho
Lesotho: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 21.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Lesotho, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 21.8% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Lesotho peaked at 37.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.5% | — |
| 2001 | 36.5% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 35.6% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 28.7% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 21.8% | 27.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Lesotho?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Lesotho was 21.8% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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