People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lesotho
Lesotho: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 27.8% 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 urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lesotho is 27.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 369.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lesotho peaked at 27.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2008.
That places Lesotho 98th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.5% | — |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +141.9% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +58.7% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +37.0% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +27.0% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 1.5% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 19.1% | 27.8% | 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)
- 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 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0519 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0475 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 27.8% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Lesotho ranks 98th 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 369.7%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.