People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 8.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Mozambique is 8.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Mozambique peaked at 9.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2017.
Mozambique ranks 73rd of 97 countries on this measure, 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, rural (% of rural) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.6% | — |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Mozambique?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Mozambique was 8.4% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Mozambique ranks 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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