What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Botswana and Lesotho?

1,324 people, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Lesotho: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas

Botswana

25,478 people

in 2024

Lesotho

26,802 people

in 2024

Botswana rank

53rd

Lesotho rank

52nd

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas over time

Botswana
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 26,802 people against 25,478 people in Botswana, a difference of 1,324 people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 53rd and Lesotho ranks 52nd of 186 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	30,183 people	33,706 people	3,523 people	Lesotho
2010s	30,980 people	31,766 people	786.29 people	Lesotho
2020s	27,023 people	28,232 people	1,209 people	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, Botswana or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 26,802 people against 25,478 people in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Botswana and Lesotho?: 1,324 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?: Botswana ranks 53rd and Lesotho ranks 52nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas
Unit: people
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 4,553 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.