People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Mozambique

Mozambique: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 13.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
13.1%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
80th
of 97 countries
All-time high
13.1%
in 2017
All-time low
6.6%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Mozambique, 2000–2017

0510152000200820172000: 6.62001: 6.62002: 72003: 7.42004: 7.82005: 8.22006: 8.62007: 92008: 9.42009: 9.82010: 10.32011: 10.72012: 11.12013: 11.52014: 11.92015: 12.32016: 12.72017: 13.1

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Mozambique stood at 13.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Mozambique peaked at 13.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2000.

That places Mozambique 80th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Mozambique, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 6.6%
2001 6.6% +0.0%
2002 7.0% +6.1%
2003 7.4% +5.8%
2004 7.8% +5.5%
2005 8.2% +5.2%
2006 8.6% +4.9%
2007 9.0% +4.7%
2008 9.4% +4.5%
2009 9.8% +4.3%
2010 10.3% +4.1%
2011 10.7% +4.0%
2012 11.1% +3.8%
2013 11.5% +3.7%
2014 11.9% +3.5%
2015 12.3% +3.4%
2016 12.7% +3.3%
2017 13.1% +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.1% 6.6% 9.8% 10
2010s 11.7% 10.3% 13.1% 8

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 77 Gabon 14.9% compare
  2. 78 Cameroon 14.9% compare
  3. 79 Guinea 14.3% compare
  4. 81 Mauritania 12.3% compare
  5. 82 Congo 12.2% compare
  6. 83 Burkina Faso 11.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Mozambique?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Mozambique was 13.1% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
How does Mozambique rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
Mozambique ranks 80th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2
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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