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

Latest (2017)
8.2%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
79th
of 97 countries
All-time high
11.1%
in 2000
All-time low
8.2%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Mozambique, 2000–2017

02.557.5102000200820172000: 11.1 lowest2001: 11.1 lowest2002: 10.9 lowest2003: 10.7 lowest2004: 10.5 lowest2005: 10.3 lowest2006: 10.2 lowest2007: 10 lowest2008: 9.8 lowest2009: 9.6 lowest2010: 9.4 lowest2011: 9.3 lowest2012: 9.1 lowest2013: 8.9 lowest2014: 8.7 lowest2015: 8.6 lowest2016: 8.4 lowest2017: 8.2 lowest

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

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Mozambique, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.4% 9.6% 11.1% 10
2010s 8.8% 8.2% 9.4% 8

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 76 Burkina Faso 9.7% compare
  2. 77 Ghana 8.6% compare
  3. 78 Guinea-Bissau 8.3% compare
  4. 80 Guinea 8.2% compare
  5. 81 Cameroon 7.9% compare
  6. 82 Sudan 7.4% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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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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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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