Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Morocco
Morocco: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 20,780 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Morocco is 20,780 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 41.7% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Morocco peaked at 238,368 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20,780 people, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 55th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Morocco, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 238,368 people | — |
| 2001 | 233,536 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 228,308 people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 222,660 people | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 216,735 people | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 211,403 people | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 205,857 people | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 199,874 people | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 193,457 people | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 186,584 people | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 179,300 people | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 171,560 people | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 163,292 people | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 154,452 people | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 145,026 people | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 135,022 people | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 124,547 people | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 113,560 people | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 101,942 people | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 89,735 people | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 77,012 people | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 63,753 people | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 49,971 people | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 35,655 people | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 20,780 people | -41.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 20,780 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34,339 people, 61% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 20,780 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,073 people, 10.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -41.7% | 35,655 people | 20,780 people |
| 2023 | -28.6% | 49,971 people | 35,655 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 213,678 people | 186,584 people | 238,368 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 137,844 people | 89,735 people | 179,300 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,434 people | 20,780 people | 77,012 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Morocco?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Morocco was 20,780 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 238,368 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,780 people in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Morocco ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.