Drinking water usage in urban areas in Lesotho
Lesotho: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 3,071 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water usage in urban 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 usage in urban areas in Lesotho stood at 3,071 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Lesotho peaked at 3,071 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 720.97 people, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 58th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1,002 people | 720.97 people | 1,321 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,862 people | 1,409 people | 2,368 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,779 people | 2,499 people | 3,071 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 usage in urban areas in Lesotho?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Lesotho was 3,071 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,071 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 720.97 people in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Lesotho ranks 58th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. 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 usage in urban 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.