People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 8.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 8.2% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mozambique peaked at 11.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2017.
That places Mozambique 79th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.1% | — |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.6% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mozambique?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mozambique was 8.2% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Mozambique ranks 79th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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