People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Lesotho
Lesotho: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.2801 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Lesotho is 0.2801 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Lesotho peaked at 0.7028 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2801 people per person, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 28th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7028 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.6827 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6627 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6428 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.623 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6034 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5839 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5652 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5467 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5284 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5102 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4922 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4751 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4581 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4413 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4246 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.408 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3916 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3753 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3591 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.343 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3271 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3113 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2956 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2801 people per person | -5.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2801 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1809 people per person, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2801 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2801 people per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6142 people per person | 0.5284 people per person | 0.7028 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4335 people per person | 0.3591 people per person | 0.5102 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3114 people per person | 0.2801 people per person | 0.343 people per person | 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 people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Lesotho?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Lesotho was 0.2801 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7028 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2801 people per person in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Lesotho ranks 28th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.