People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 28.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Lesotho, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Lesotho is 28.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Lesotho peaked at 28.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +34.2% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +25.5% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 4.4% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 19.5% | 28.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Lesotho?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Lesotho was 28.2% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Lesotho ranks 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.6%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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