Population using safely managed sanitation services in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 47.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 47.8% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Lesotho peaked at 47.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 50th out of 99 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 | 18.3% | 10.9% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 27.1% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 42.3% | 47.8% | 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 sanitation services in Lesotho?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Lesotho was 47.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Lesotho ranks 50th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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