People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Mozambique
Mozambique: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was 15.74 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Mozambique stood at 15.74 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Mozambique peaked at 15.74 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.50 million people, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 10th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.09 million people | 12.50 million people | 13.66 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.44 million people | 13.79 million people | 15.09 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.49 million people | 15.23 million people | 15.74 million people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Mozambique?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Mozambique was 15.74 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 15.74 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.50 million people in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Mozambique ranks 10th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.