People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 54.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Lesotho, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Lesotho is 54.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Lesotho peaked at 54.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 54th 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): Q3 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.3% | — |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 14.3% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 39.1% | 54.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Lesotho?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Lesotho was 54.0% 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): q3 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Lesotho ranks 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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