Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 32.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 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
Lesotho recorded 32.8% for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Lesotho peaked at 80.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 35th of 232 countries on this measure, 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 | 70.9% | 61.8% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 42.4% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 32.8% | 40.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Lesotho?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Lesotho was 32.8% 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Lesotho ranks 35th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. 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 Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.