People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 41.2% 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 41.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique peaked at 41.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, 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 basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 11.9% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 28.4% | 41.2% | 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 41.2% 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 41.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% 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 79.8%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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