People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 80.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Lesotho, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Lesotho stood at 80.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Lesotho peaked at 80.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 79th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.4% | 73.6% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 77.6% | 80.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Lesotho?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Lesotho was 80.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Lesotho ranks 79th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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