Sanitation facilities usage in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sanitation facilities usage was 345,039 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 345,039 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Lesotho peaked at 917,800 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 345,039 people, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 52nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 778,997 people | 657,486 people | 917,800 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 546,636 people | 456,328 people | 636,086 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 390,367 people | 345,039 people | 434,990 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Lesotho?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Lesotho was 345,039 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 917,800 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 345,039 people in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Lesotho ranks 52nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.