Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate was -6.52 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Lesotho, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Lesotho stood at -6.52 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Lesotho peaked at -3.25 % change on previous year in 2008 and was at its lowest, -6.52 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 73rd of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -3.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -3.68 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 2003 | -3.95 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2004 | -4.26 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 2005 | -4.56 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 2006 | -4.19 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 2007 | -3.38 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 2008 | -3.25 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2009 | -3.32 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2010 | -3.41 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2011 | -3.44 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2012 | -3.32 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2013 | -3.4 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2014 | -3.51 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2015 | -3.67 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2016 | -3.82 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2017 | -4.01 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2018 | -4.28 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2019 | -4.59 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 2020 | -4.88 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 2021 | -5.24 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2022 | -5.67 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 2023 | -6.06 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 2024 | -6.52 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.78 % change on previous year | -4.56 % change on previous year | -3.25 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -3.75 % change on previous year | -4.59 % change on previous year | -3.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.67 % change on previous year | -6.52 % change on previous year | -4.88 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 70 Somalia -6.1 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Mozambique -6.19 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Dominican Republic -6.24 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Rwanda -6.53 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Botswana -6.85 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Colombia -6.99 % change on previous year compare
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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Lesotho?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Lesotho was -6.52 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was -3.25 % change on previous year in 2008.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.52 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 73rd out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.5%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.