People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest was 90.7% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Lesotho is 90.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Lesotho peaked at 90.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 81st 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.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.7% | — |
| 2001 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 90.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.1%, 94% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 90.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.1%, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.7% | 83.7% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 88.1% | 90.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 78 Congo 91.6% compare
- 79 Liberia 91.0% compare
- 80 Sao Tome and Principe 90.9% compare
- 82 Benin 89.9% compare
- 83 Guinea-Bissau 89.4% compare
- 84 Burkina Faso 88.2% compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0557 units per person (2025)
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 90.7% 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 90.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Lesotho ranks 81st 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 4.6%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).