People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Lesotho
Lesotho: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 4.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Lesotho, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Lesotho stood at 4.6%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Lesotho peaked at 20.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2016.
Lesotho ranks 26th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.6% | — |
| 2001 | 19.6% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 11.6% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.6% | 10.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Lesotho?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Lesotho was 4.6% 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): q4 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Lesotho ranks 26th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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