People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 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.
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5125 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.
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