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Lesotho: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural
70.64percent · 2024+6.5% since 2014
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for Lesotho from 2000 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 70.641 | |
| 2023 | 70.208 | |
| 2022 | 69.775 | |
| 2021 | 69.343 | |
| 2020 | 68.912 | |
| 2019 | 68.481 | |
| 2018 | 68.05 | |
| 2017 | 67.62 | |
| 2016 | 67.191 | |
| 2015 | 66.762 | |
| 2014 | 66.333 | |
| 2013 | 65.905 | |
| 2012 | 65.478 | |
| 2011 | 65.051 | |
| 2010 | 64.624 | |
| 2009 | 64.198 | |
| 2008 | 63.773 | |
| 2007 | 63.348 | |
| 2006 | 62.923 | |
| 2005 | 62.499 | |
| 2004 | 62.076 | |
| 2003 | 61.653 | |
| 2002 | 61.23 | |
| 2001 | 60.808 | |
| 2000 | 60.387 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services, rural. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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