Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 87.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Lesotho stood at 87.38. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Lesotho peaked at 87.38 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.1, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 195th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.37 | 76.1 | 80.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.12 | 81.06 | 85.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.49 | 85.6 | 87.38 | 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 share of the population using improved water sources wash in Lesotho?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Lesotho was 87.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 87.38 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Lesotho ranks 195th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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