People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 74.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Lesotho, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Lesotho is 74.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Lesotho peaked at 74.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 53rd 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, rural (% of rural) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.5% | — |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 51.1% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.5% | 32.5% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 59.0% | 74.9% | 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Lesotho?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Lesotho was 74.9% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Lesotho ranks 53rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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