People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 39.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Lesotho, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 39.7% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Lesotho peaked at 39.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 54th 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 10.0% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 28.5% | 39.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 51 Lao People's Democratic Republic 51.6% compare
- 52 Pakistan 45.1% compare
- 53 Burundi 43.0% compare
- 55 Yemen 37.4% compare
- 56 Bangladesh 35.0% compare
- 57 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 34.9% 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, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0137 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Lesotho?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Lesotho was 39.7% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Lesotho ranks 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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