People using safely managed drinking water services in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using safely managed drinking water services was 27.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 27.5% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Mozambique peaked at 27.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 133rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.9% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 8.9% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 14.5% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 23.3% | 27.5% | 5 |
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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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Mozambique?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Mozambique was 27.5% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Mozambique ranks 133rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. 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, 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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About this data
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.