People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lesotho
Lesotho: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 17.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 17.7% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 8,995.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lesotho peaked at 17.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 90th of 113 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 rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | — |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +899.5% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +90.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +47.4% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +32.1% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 10.7% | 17.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 87 Niger 19.8% compare
- 88 Angola 19.1% compare
- 89 South Sudan 18.4% compare
- 91 Mauritania 17.0% compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 16.7% compare
- 93 Rwanda 16.0% 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)
- 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 30-34, female, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0411 units per person (2025)
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 17.7% 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 17.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Lesotho ranks 90th out of 113 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 8,995.3%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.