People using safely managed drinking water services in Morocco
Morocco: People using safely managed drinking water services was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 80.0% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Morocco peaked at 80.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2000.
That places Morocco 78th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.7% | — |
| 2001 | 41.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.5% | 40.7% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 52.7% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 73.3% | 80.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Morocco?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Morocco was 80.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Morocco ranks 78th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.