Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.1476 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.1476 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.458 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1476 people per person, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 27th out of 214 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.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.458 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4435 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4291 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4148 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4005 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3864 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3723 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3588 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3453 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3319 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3186 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3055 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2928 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2802 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2677 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2553 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.243 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2307 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2186 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2065 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1946 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1827 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1709 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1592 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1476 people per person | -7.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1476 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0674 people per person, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1476 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3941 people per person | 0.3319 people per person | 0.458 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2619 people per person | 0.2065 people per person | 0.3186 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.171 people per person | 0.1476 people per person | 0.1946 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 24 Djibouti 0.1588 people per person compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 0.1564 people per person compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 0.1535 people per person compare
- 28 Somalia 0.1444 people per person compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 0.1263 people per person compare
- 30 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1166 people per person 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, per capita in Lesotho?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Lesotho was 0.1476 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.458 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1476 people per person in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 27th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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)
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.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.