People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Morocco
Morocco: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 98.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Morocco stood at 98.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Morocco peaked at 98.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.2%, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 89th of 184 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, urban in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.2% | — |
| 2001 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.1% | 93.2% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 95.3% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.4% | 98.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 86 Palestine 98.4% compare
- 87 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98.4% compare
- 88 Tunisia 98.3% compare
- 90 Philippines 98.3% compare
- 91 North Macedonia 98.3% compare
- 92 Canada 98.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Morocco?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Morocco was 98.3% 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, urban recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.2% in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Morocco ranks 89th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.