People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.3278 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.3278 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.8 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3278 people per person, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 35th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.7796 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7592 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7388 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7184 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6981 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6778 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6578 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6379 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.618 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5981 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5783 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5588 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5394 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5201 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5007 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4814 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4622 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4429 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4237 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4045 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3853 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3661 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3469 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3278 people per person | -5.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.3278 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.3278 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7086 people per person | 0.618 people per person | 0.8 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5106 people per person | 0.4237 people per person | 0.5981 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3661 people per person | 0.3278 people per person | 0.4045 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Lesotho?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Lesotho was 0.3278 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3278 people per person in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 35th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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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People 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.