Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.9081 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Lesotho stood at 0.9081 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 1.13 people per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9081 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 32nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.13 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.13 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.13 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.09 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.09 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.09 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.09 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.08 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.07 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.07 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.06 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.05 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.02 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9909 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9733 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9536 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9317 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9081 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.9081 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2257 people per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.9081 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 people per square kilometre | 1.09 people per square kilometre | 1.13 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 people per square kilometre | 0.9909 people per square kilometre | 1.09 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9417 people per square kilometre | 0.9081 people per square kilometre | 0.9733 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 29 Jamaica 1.1 people per square kilometre compare
- 30 Djibouti 1.06 people per square kilometre compare
- 31 Equatorial Guinea 1.02 people per square kilometre compare
- 33 Ethiopia 0.903 people per square kilometre compare
- 34 Mozambique 0.8765 people per square kilometre compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8635 people per square kilometre 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.9081 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 people per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9081 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 32nd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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 urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.