Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to was 1.48 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 1.48, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Lesotho peaked at 1.48 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.03, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 189th of 222 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.14 | 1.03 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 1.26 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 | 1.42 | 1.48 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 sanitation facilities connected to in Lesotho?
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Lesotho was 1.48 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 1.48 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to?
- Lesotho ranks 189th out of 222 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 11.5%. 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 (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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