Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 14.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Lesotho stood at 14.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Lesotho peaked at 45.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 26th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.8% | — |
| 2001 | 44.4% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 33.2% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 20.7% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 14.8% | 19.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 23 Djibouti 15.9% compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 15.6% compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 15.3% compare
- 27 Somalia 14.4% compare
- 28 Zimbabwe 12.6% compare
- 29 Afghanistan 11.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Lesotho
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,980 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3414 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7,980 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7033 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Lesotho?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Lesotho was 14.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Lesotho ranks 26th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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