Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 63.88 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Lesotho is 63.88, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Lesotho peaked at 63.88 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.65, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 16th of 227 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.56 | 18.65 | 36.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.52 | 38.17 | 54.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.25 | 56.62 | 63.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 13 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 71.37 compare
- 14 Eswatini 71.21 compare
- 15 Turkmenistan 67.15 compare
- 17 Sudan 62.49 compare
- 18 Myanmar 61.67 compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 60.74 compare
More population data for Lesotho
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.201 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 190,191 (2100)
- Population density 107.36 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.201 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6353 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.66 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 419 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.66 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.66 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Lesotho?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Lesotho was 63.88 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 63.88 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.65 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Lesotho ranks 16th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. 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 Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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