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Lesotho: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban

45.04percent · 2024+22.5% 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
202445.042
202344.202
202243.365
202142.531
202041.699
201940.87
201840.044
201739.221
201638.4
201537.582
201436.767
201335.954
201235.144
201134.337
201033.532
200932.731
200831.932
200731.135
200630.342
200529.551
200428.762
200327.977
200227.194
200126.463
200025.732

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

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