People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 64.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Lesotho, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Lesotho stood at 64.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Lesotho peaked at 64.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 71st 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): Q5 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.7% | — |
| 2001 | 43.1% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 44.6% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 57.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 41.7% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 55.9% | 64.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Lesotho?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Lesotho was 64.5% 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): q5 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Lesotho ranks 71st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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