People using at least basic sanitation services in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using at least basic sanitation services was 38.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 38.6% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Mozambique peaked at 38.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 10.7% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 21.1% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 33.3% | 38.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 510,094 (2025)
- Population, male 48.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 15.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 532,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 537,045 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 518,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 523,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 505,806 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 474,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Mozambique?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Mozambique was 38.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Mozambique ranks 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.