People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 76.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Lesotho, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 76.8% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Lesotho peaked at 76.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 69th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.1% | — |
| 2001 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.3% | 69.1% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 73.9% | 76.8% | 8 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Lesotho?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Lesotho was 76.8% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Lesotho ranks 69th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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