People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lesotho
Lesotho: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 20.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lesotho, 2008–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 20.9% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 1,117.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lesotho peaked at 20.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2008.
Lesotho ranks 102nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4% | — |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +145.6% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +75.8% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +110.6% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +52.6% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 0.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 13.1% | 20.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 99 Cote d'Ivoire 22.0% compare
- 100 South Sudan 21.9% compare
- 101 Niger 21.5% compare
- 103 Guinea 20.6% compare
- 104 Guinea-Bissau 19.8% compare
- 105 Democratic Republic of Congo 19.4% 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lesotho?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lesotho was 20.9% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Lesotho ranks 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,117.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.