People using safely managed sanitation services in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using safely managed sanitation services was 33.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Mozambique is 33.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Mozambique peaked at 33.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 106th out of 146 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 sanitation services in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 9.0% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 18.2% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 29.1% | 33.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 103 El Salvador 36.0% compare
- 104 Kenya 35.8% compare
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 34.7% compare
- 107 Turks and Caicos Islands 33.9% compare
- 108 Naoero 33.2% compare
- 109 Puerto Rico 32.5% 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.9878 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Mozambique?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Mozambique was 33.9% 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 sanitation services recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Mozambique ranks 106th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. 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 sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.