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Lesotho: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural

49.17percent · 2024+45.1% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs. Annual figures for Lesotho from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202449.165
202347.674
202246.174
202144.666
202043.149
201941.625
201840.092
201738.551
201637.002
201535.444
201433.878
201332.304
201230.722
201129.131
201027.533
200925.926
200824.31
200722.687
200621.055
200519.415
200417.767
200316.111
200214.446
200112.742
200011.039

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 sanitation services, rural. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services-rural (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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