People using safely managed sanitation services in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using safely managed sanitation services was 43.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation 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 sanitation services in Lesotho stood at 43.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Lesotho peaked at 43.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 94th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9% | — |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 12.9% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 27.3% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 39.7% | 43.8% | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1593 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1694 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.0688 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1716 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Lesotho?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Lesotho was 43.8% 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 sanitation services recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Lesotho ranks 94th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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 sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.