Lesotho Clean Water Access 1960-2024

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
  • Lesotho clean water access for 2022 was 28.22%, a 0.35% increase from 2021.
  • Lesotho clean water access for 2021 was 27.87%, a 0.34% increase from 2020.
  • Lesotho clean water access for 2020 was 27.52%, a 0.94% increase from 2019.
  • Lesotho clean water access for 2019 was 26.58%, a 0.93% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Ukraine 87.62%
West Bank and Gaza 80.33%
Uzbekistan 79.85%
Kyrgyz Republic 76.49%
Moldova 75.22%
Morocco 74.82%
Tunisia 74.30%
Bhutan 73.34%
Georgia 69.14%
Honduras 65.21%
Bangladesh 59.11%
Vietnam 57.78%
Myanmar 57.40%
Pakistan 50.60%
Philippines 47.90%
Sri Lanka 47.13%
Ghana 44.47%
Mongolia 39.28%
Sao Tome and Principe 36.30%
Indonesia 30.27%
Cambodia 29.13%
Nigeria 28.98%
Lesotho 28.22%
Lao PDR 17.87%
Kiribati 14.41%
Micronesia 0.00%
Sudan 0.00%
Angola 0.00%
Egypt 0.00%
Djibouti 0.00%
Kenya 0.00%
Papua New Guinea 0.00%
Cabo Verde 0.00%
India 0.00%
Timor-Leste 0.00%
Republic of Congo 0.00%
Eswatini 0.00%
Zambia 0.00%
Cameroon 0.00%
Nicaragua 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
El Salvador 0.00%
Vanuatu 0.00%
Bolivia 0.00%
Mauritania 0.00%
Solomon Islands 0.00%
Lesotho Clean Water Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 28.22% 0.35%
2021 27.87% 0.34%
2020 27.52% 0.94%
2019 26.58% 0.93%
2018 25.65% 0.91%
2017 24.74% 0.90%
2016 23.84% 0.88%
2015 22.96% 0.87%
2014 22.09% 0.86%
2013 21.23% 0.85%
2012 20.38% 0.95%
2011 19.43% 1.05%
2010 18.39% 1.03%
2009 17.36% 1.00%
2008 16.35% 0.98%
2007 15.37% 0.96%
2006 14.41% 0.99%
2005 13.42% 0.96%
2004 12.46% 0.94%
2003 11.52% 0.91%
2002 10.61% 0.89%
2001 9.72% 0.87%
2000 8.85% 8.85%
1999 0.00% 0.00%
1998 0.00% 0.00%
1997 0.00% 0.00%
1996 0.00% 0.00%
1995 0.00% 0.00%
1994 0.00% 0.00%
1993 0.00% 0.00%
1992 0.00% 0.00%
1991 0.00% 0.00%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%