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Lesotho: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban

69.38percent · 2024+12.4% since 2014

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. 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
202469.376
202368.597
202267.821
202167.047
202066.276
201965.507
201864.741
201763.978
201663.217
201562.459
201461.703
201360.95
201259.926
201158.555
201057.188
200955.827
200854.471
200753.12
200651.774
200550.434
200449.099
200347.769
200246.444
200145.124
200043.81

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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 safely managed drinking water services, urban. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-safely-managed-drinking-water-services-urban (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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