People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 32.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique stood at 32.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique peaked at 32.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, rural (% of) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 11.4% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 23.3% | 32.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique was 32.6% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Mozambique ranks 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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