1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Lesotho
Lesotho: 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services was 50.28 in 2022. ▲ Rising
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Lesotho, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 50.28 for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in 2022.
That represents a change of up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Lesotho peaked at 50.32 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.05, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 159th out of 200 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.05 | — |
| 2001 | 10.41 | +29.4% |
| 2002 | 12.77 | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 15.07 | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 17.34 | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 19.59 | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 21.81 | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 24 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 26.17 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 28.31 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 30.43 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 32.52 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 34.58 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 36.63 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 38.65 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 40.65 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 42.63 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 44.58 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 46.52 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 48.43 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 50.32 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 50.3 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.28 | -0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 50.28 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.38, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 50.28 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.71, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +29.4% | 8.05 | 10.41 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.35 | 8.05 | 28.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.56 | 30.43 | 48.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3 | 50.28 | 50.32 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More population data for Lesotho
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1905 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1905 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3315 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6353 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 107.36 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 190,191 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Lesotho?
- 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Lesotho was 50.28 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 50.32 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.05 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services?
- Lesotho ranks 159th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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