Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 43.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Lesotho is 43.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Lesotho peaked at 43.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 98th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 12.9% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 27.3% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 39.7% | 43.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Lesotho?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Lesotho was 43.8% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Lesotho ranks 98th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.