People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mozambique
Mozambique: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.4545 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.4545 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mozambique peaked at 0.6894 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4545 people per person, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 11th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6894 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.6811 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6728 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6645 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6563 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6481 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6399 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6318 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6211 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6102 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5994 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5887 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.578 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5674 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5568 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5463 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5359 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5255 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5153 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.505 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4948 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4847 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4746 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4645 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4545 people per person | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6515 people per person | 0.6102 people per person | 0.6894 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5518 people per person | 0.505 people per person | 0.5994 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4746 people per person | 0.4545 people per person | 0.4948 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 8 Uganda 0.4928 people per person compare
- 9 Central African Republic 0.4892 people per person compare
- 10 Togo 0.4885 people per person compare
- 12 Madagascar 0.434 people per person compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4129 people per person compare
- 14 Tanzania 0.4098 people per person compare
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mozambique?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mozambique was 0.4545 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6894 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4545 people per person in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Mozambique ranks 11th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.