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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 34.9% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | +2.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 47.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 47.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 2.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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