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Lesotho: People using at least basic drinking water services

78.08percent · 2024+8.0% 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.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202478.079
202377.481
202276.889
202176.3
202075.717
201975.138
201874.563
201773.993
201673.427
201572.864
201472.304
201371.747
201271.193
201170.642
201070.066
200969.494
200868.927
200768.362
200667.802
200567.225
200466.652
200366.084
200265.52
200164.961
200064.406

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-sh-h2o-basw-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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