People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 45.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 45.0% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Lesotho peaked at 45.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 162nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.7% | — |
| 2001 | 26.5% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 35.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 44.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 45.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 25.7% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 33.5% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 41.7% | 45.0% | 5 |
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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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Lesotho?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Lesotho was 45.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Lesotho ranks 162nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.