People using safely managed drinking water services in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using safely managed drinking water services was 31.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services in Lesotho stood at 31.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Lesotho peaked at 31.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 127th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 8.7% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 18.4% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 27.5% | 31.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 124 Côte d'Ivoire 36.4% compare
- 125 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35.2% compare
- 126 Tanzania, United Republic of 31.3% compare
- 128 Afghanistan 30.6% compare
- 129 Indonesia 30.5% compare
- 130 Cambodia 30.0% 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 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.1139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3179 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Lesotho?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Lesotho was 31.3% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Lesotho ranks 127th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. 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 safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.