People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 31.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 31.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mozambique peaked at 31.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 73rd 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, urban (% of urban) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.6% | — |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 10.6% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 22.6% | 31.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mozambique?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mozambique was 31.9% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Mozambique ranks 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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