Proportion of population using sanitation facilities … sewage in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of population using sanitation facilities … sewage was 0.435 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.435
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
146th
of 166 countries
All-time high
0.435
in 2024
All-time low
0.2864
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
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 … sewage 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% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.435 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.09, 14% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.435 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4677, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- 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)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
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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