Safely managed sanitation in Lesotho
43.8% of people in Lesotho used safely managed sanitation in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Lesotho, 2024
43.8%
Change from 2023
+1.0percentage points
World, 2024
58.5%
Position in 2024
91st of 141
Safely managed sanitation in Lesotho over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43.8% | 58.5% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | 57.8% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | 57.0% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | 56.1% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | 55.2% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | 54.2% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | 52.8% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | 51.3% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | 49.9% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | 48.4% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | 46.9% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | 45.5% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | 44.1% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | 42.8% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | 41.5% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | 40.2% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | 38.9% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | 37.6% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | 36.3% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | 35.1% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | 34.0% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | 32.8% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | 31.7% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | 31.7% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | 31.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 42.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 32.6%, the figure has changed by +11.2 percentage points.
- Among the 141 countries with data for 2024, Lesotho has the 91st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 58.5%.