People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) in Morocco
Morocco: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) was 80.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Morocco is 80.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Morocco peaked at 80.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 117th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.7% | — |
| 2001 | 28.8% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 35.2% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 46.2% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 80.6% | +2.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 80.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 80.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.8%, 86% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.3% | 26.7% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 48.4% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 71.3% | 80.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Morocco?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Morocco was 80.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Morocco ranks 117th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.