Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 44.09 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 44.09 for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Mozambique peaked at 44.09 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.92, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 220th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.18 | 12.92 | 23.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.96 | 24.95 | 37.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.26 | 38.45 | 44.09 | 5 |
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More population data for Mozambique
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.372 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 7.33 million (2100)
- Population density 132.69 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.372 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.69 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 5,370 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.69 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.69 (2024)
- Natural population growth 3.05 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 4.76 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Mozambique?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Mozambique was 44.09 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 44.09 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.92 in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Mozambique ranks 220th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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