People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Morocco
Morocco: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 34.87 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Morocco, 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Morocco stood at 34.87 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Morocco peaked at 34.87 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.32 million people, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 18th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 26.89 million people | 25.32 million people | 28.63 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.98 million people | 29.06 million people | 32.84 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.05 million people | 33.21 million people | 34.87 million people | 5 |
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More reference data data for Morocco
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.2 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.66 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2498 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9465 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.11 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 130.51 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Morocco?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Morocco was 34.87 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 34.87 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.32 million people in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Morocco ranks 18th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.