Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Morocco

Morocco: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 20,780 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
20,780 people
Change on year
down 41.7%
World rank
55th
of 186 countries
All-time high
238,368 people
in 2000
All-time low
20,780 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Morocco, 2000–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2000201220242000: 238.4k people2001: 233.5k people2002: 228.3k people2003: 222.7k people2004: 216.7k people2005: 211.4k people2006: 205.9k people2007: 199.9k people2008: 193.5k people2009: 186.6k people2010: 179.3k people2011: 171.6k people2012: 163.3k people2013: 154.5k people2014: 145.0k people2015: 135.0k people2016: 124.5k people2017: 113.6k people2018: 101.9k people2019: 89.7k people2020: 77.0k people2021: 63.8k people2022: 50.0k people2023: 35.7k people2024: 20.8k people

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 4,553 data points, 2000–2024
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.