People using safely managed sanitation services in Morocco

Morocco: People using safely managed sanitation services was 8.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8.4%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
144th
of 146 countries
All-time high
11.2%
in 2003
All-time low
8.4%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using safely managed sanitation services in Morocco, 2000–2024

02.557.5102000201220242000: 10.9 % of population2001: 11 % of population2002: 11.1 % of population2003: 11.2 % of population2004: 11.1 % of population2005: 11 % of population2006: 10.9 % of population2007: 10.8 % of population2008: 10.7 % of population2009: 10.6 % of population2010: 10.5 % of population2011: 10.4 % of population2012: 10.3 % of population2013: 10.1 % of population2014: 10 % of population2015: 9.9 % of population2016: 9.7 % of population2017: 9.6 % of population2018: 9.4 % of population2019: 9.3 % of population2020: 9.2 % of population2021: 9 % of population2022: 8.8 % of population2023: 8.5 % of population2024: 8.4 % of population

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.

Analysis

In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services in Morocco stood at 8.4%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Morocco peaked at 11.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2024.

That places Morocco 144th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.9% 10.6% 11.2% 10
2010s 9.9% 9.3% 10.5% 10
2020s 8.8% 8.4% 9.2% 5

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 141 Chad 11.1% compare
  2. 142 Armenia 10.7% compare
  3. 143 Niger 9.1% compare
  4. 145 Ethiopia 8.1% compare
  5. 146 Greenland 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Morocco?
People using safely managed sanitation services in Morocco was 8.4% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2003.
What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2024.
How does Morocco rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
Morocco ranks 144th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Morocco 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Unit
% of population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 4,319 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.