Drinking water services in rural areas in Lesotho
Lesotho: Drinking water services in rural areas was 82,624 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water services in rural areas in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water services in rural areas in Lesotho stood at 82,624 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Lesotho peaked at 82,624 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25,714 people, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 63rd of 178 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34,600 people | 25,714 people | 43,717 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,268 people | 45,964 people | 69,140 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,238 people | 71,857 people | 82,624 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.31 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7882 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2847 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3356 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1865 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Lesotho?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Lesotho was 82,624 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 82,624 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,714 people in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Lesotho ranks 63rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.