Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 70.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
136th
of 177 countries
All-time high
70.6%
in 2024
All-time low
60.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 70.6% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Lesotho peaked at 70.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 136th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.4% | — |
| 2001 | 60.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 61.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 62.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 70.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 70.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.5%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.3% | 60.4% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 64.6% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 68.9% | 70.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Lesotho?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Lesotho was 70.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Lesotho ranks 136th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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