People using at least a basic drinking water source in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 1.83 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
The most recent figure for people using at least a basic drinking water source in Lesotho is 1.83 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Lesotho peaked at 1.83 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.29 million people, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 146th of 231 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 | 1.32 million people | 1.29 million people | 1.38 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 million people | 1.40 million people | 1.66 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 million people | 1.69 million people | 1.83 million people | 5 |
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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 people using at least a basic drinking water source in Lesotho?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Lesotho was 1.83 million 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 people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 million people in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Lesotho ranks 146th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.