People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 75.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Mozambique is 75.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Mozambique peaked at 75.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 61st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.3% | — |
| 2001 | 42.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 50.6% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 71.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 42.3% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 60.9% | 75.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Mozambique?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Mozambique was 75.4% 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): q5 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Mozambique ranks 61st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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