People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 77.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% 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, urban (% of) in Mozambique is 77.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mozambique peaked at 77.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 89th 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, urban (% of) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 66.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 77.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.9% | 42.0% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 61.7% | 77.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 86 Zambia 80.3% compare
- 87 Sao Tome and Principe 80.0% compare
- 88 Burkina Faso 78.8% compare
- 90 Angola 76.6% compare
- 91 Chad 74.9% compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 71.2% compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0191 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.018 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mozambique?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mozambique was 77.1% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Mozambique ranks 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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