Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Lesotho

Access to clean water in Lesotho in 2024 — 78.1%. Ranked 169 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 13.7 pp.

2024 78.1% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 169of 202
Period maximum 78.1%2024
Period minimum 64.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Lesotho, 2000–202460657075802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 64.4%2001: 65%2002: 65.5%2003: 66.1%2004: 66.7%2005: 67.2%2006: 67.8%2007: 68.4%2008: 68.9%2009: 69.5%2010: 70.1%2011: 70.6%2012: 71.2%2013: 71.7%2014: 72.3%2015: 72.9%2016: 73.4%2017: 74%2018: 74.6%2019: 75.1%2020: 75.7%2021: 76.3%2022: 76.9%2023: 77.5%2024: 78.1%
Change over the period: +13.7 pp Annual average: 0.57 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 78.1%
World 91.5%
Southern Africa computed 89.5%
Access to clean water — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 78.1 +0.6 pp
2023 77.5 +0.6 pp
2022 76.9 +0.6 pp
2021 76.3 +0.6 pp
2020 75.7 +0.6 pp
2019 75.1 +0.6 pp
2018 74.6 +0.6 pp
2017 74 +0.6 pp
2016 73.4 +0.6 pp
2015 72.9 +0.6 pp
2014 72.3 +0.6 pp
2013 71.7 +0.6 pp
2012 71.2 +0.6 pp
2011 70.6 +0.6 pp
2010 70.1 +0.6 pp
2009 69.5 +0.6 pp
2008 68.9 +0.6 pp
2007 68.4 +0.6 pp
2006 67.8 +0.6 pp
2005 67.2 +0.6 pp
2004 66.7 +0.6 pp
2003 66.1 +0.6 pp
2002 65.5 +0.6 pp
2001 65 +0.6 pp
2000 64.4

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.