People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 10.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
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).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Mozambique stood at 10.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Mozambique peaked at 10.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 80th of 97 countries on this measure, 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, rural (% of rural) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.4% | 10.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 77 Burkina Faso 10.6% compare
- 78 Ghana 10.2% compare
- 79 Uganda 10.1% compare
- 81 Guinea 9.3% compare
- 82 Guinea-Bissau 6.7% compare
- 83 Côte d'Ivoire 6.5% compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0085 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2025)
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 10.1% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Mozambique ranks 80th 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 up 31.3%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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