Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 14.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed drinking-water services in Lesotho is 14.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Lesotho peaked at 14.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 68th of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 5.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 11.7% | 14.3% | 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 population using safely managed drinking-water services in Lesotho?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Lesotho was 14.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Lesotho ranks 68th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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