People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.5591 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mozambique is 0.5591 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.8708 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5591 people per person, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 14th out of 214 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8708 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.8592 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8477 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.836 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8244 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8128 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8011 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7894 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7766 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7635 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7505 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7373 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7241 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7108 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6974 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6839 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6704 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6568 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6431 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6293 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6155 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6015 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5875 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5733 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5591 people per person | -2.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.5591 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4222 people per person, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.5591 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8182 people per person | 0.7635 people per person | 0.8708 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6904 people per person | 0.6293 people per person | 0.7505 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5874 people per person | 0.5591 people per person | 0.6155 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mozambique?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mozambique was 0.5591 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8708 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5591 people per person in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 14th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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People 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.