People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural was 33.0% 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
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique is 33.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique peaked at 33.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 92nd 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: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +3.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 33.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 46.4%, 71% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 33.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.4%, 63% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 14.4% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 24.9% | 33.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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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 33.0% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Mozambique ranks 92nd 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 54.4%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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