Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to was 0.435 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Lesotho is 0.435, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Lesotho peaked at 0.435 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2864, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 146th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2864 | — |
| 2001 | 0.294 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3017 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3096 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3176 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3255 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3334 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3402 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3471 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3539 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3607 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3674 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3728 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3782 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3835 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3888 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.394 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3992 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4043 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4095 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4146 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4197 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4249 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4299 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.435 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3209 | 0.2864 | 0.3539 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3858 | 0.3607 | 0.4095 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4248 | 0.4146 | 0.435 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More population data for Lesotho
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6353 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.201 (2100)
- Population density 107.36 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 190,191 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.201 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 419 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Lesotho?
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Lesotho was 0.435 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.435 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2864 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to?
- Lesotho ranks 146th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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