Access to basic services in Lesotho
Lesotho: Access to basic services was 60.6 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Access to basic services in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 60.6 for access to basic services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 118.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in Lesotho peaked at 60.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 2001.
Lesotho ranks 186th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to basic services in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3 | — |
| 2001 | 1.3 | -69.8% |
| 2002 | 3.4 | +161.5% |
| 2003 | 5.4 | +58.8% |
| 2004 | 6.8 | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 9.6 | +41.2% |
| 2006 | 9.7 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.9 | +43.3% |
| 2008 | 16 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.5 | +32.4% |
| 2012 | 20.6 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 26.9 | +30.6% |
| 2014 | 27.8 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 31.8 | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 35.1 | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 33.7 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 47 | +39.5% |
| 2019 | 44.6 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 47.5 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 50.4 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 50 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 57.3 | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 60.6 | +5.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 60.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 60.6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to basic services in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +161.5% | 1.3 | 3.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.74 | 1.3 | 17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7 | 17 | 47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.16 | 47.5 | 60.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in Lesotho?
- Access to basic services in Lesotho was 60.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for access to basic services?
- Lesotho ranks 186th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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