People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 92.9% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mozambique is 92.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mozambique peaked at 92.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 78.9%, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 73rd 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 | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.9% | — |
| 2001 | 78.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 80.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 82.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 84.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 86.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.1% | 78.9% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 86.8% | 92.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 92.9% 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 92.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.9% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Mozambique ranks 73rd 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 10.4%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).