People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 64.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mozambique is 64.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mozambique peaked at 64.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 87th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.0% | — |
| 2001 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 55.5% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 59.8% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6% | 30.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 49.1% | 64.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 84 Malawi 68.2% compare
- 85 Afghanistan 66.5% compare
- 86 Tanzania 64.2% compare
- 88 Burundi 60.1% compare
- 89 Central African Republic 56.8% compare
- 90 Burkina Faso 55.0% compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 869.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2218 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mozambique?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mozambique was 64.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Mozambique ranks 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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