1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Morocco

Morocco: 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water was 87.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
87.02
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
143rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
87.02
in 2022
All-time low
64.8
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Morocco, 2000–2022

0204060802000201120222000: 64.82001: 65.62002: 66.62003: 67.52004: 68.52005: 69.62006: 70.72007: 71.72008: 72.82009: 73.92010: 74.92011: 762012: 772013: 782014: 792015: 80.12016: 812017: 822018: 842019: 852020: 85.92021: 86.82022: 87

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 87.02 for 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Morocco peaked at 87.02 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.8, in 2000.

Morocco ranks 143rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water services (%) in Morocco, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 64.8
2001 65.63 +1.3%
2002 66.59 +1.5%
2003 67.55 +1.4%
2004 68.51 +1.4%
2005 69.58 +1.6%
2006 70.67 +1.6%
2007 71.75 +1.5%
2008 72.82 +1.5%
2009 73.88 +1.5%
2010 74.93 +1.4%
2011 75.98 +1.4%
2012 77.01 +1.4%
2013 78.03 +1.3%
2014 79.05 +1.3%
2015 80.05 +1.3%
2016 81.05 +1.2%
2017 82.03 +1.2%
2018 84.03 +2.4%
2019 84.98 +1.1%
2020 85.92 +1.1%
2021 86.84 +1.1%
2022 87.02 +0.2%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 87.02 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 81.71, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 87.02 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98.38, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 69.18 64.8 73.88 10
2010s 79.72 74.93 84.98 10
2020s 86.59 85.92 87.02 3

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 140 Cape Verde 89.87 compare
  2. 141 Sri Lanka 89.31 compare
  3. 142 Ghana 88.37 compare
  4. 144 East Timor 87.02 compare
  5. 145 Gabon 86.93 compare
  6. 146 Senegal 86.25 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Morocco?
1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Morocco was 87.02 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 87.02 in 2022.
What is the lowest 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 64.8 in 2000.
How does Morocco rank for 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water?
Morocco ranks 143rd out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
Is 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water services (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
200 places, 4,456 data points, 2000–2022
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