Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Morocco
Morocco: Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas was 20,780 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Morocco is 20,780, 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 coverage in urban areas in Morocco peaked at 238,368 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20,780, 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 coverage in urban areas in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 238,368 | — |
| 2001 | 233,536 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 228,308 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 222,660 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 216,735 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 211,403 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 205,857 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 199,874 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 193,457 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 186,584 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 179,300 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 171,560 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 163,292 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 154,452 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 145,026 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 135,022 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 124,547 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 113,560 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 101,942 | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 89,735 | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 77,012 | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 63,753 | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 49,971 | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 35,655 | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 20,780 | -41.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 20,780 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34,339, 61% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 20,780 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,073, 10.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities coverage 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 | 20,780 |
| 2023 | -28.6% | 49,971 | 35,655 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 213,678 | 186,584 | 238,368 | 10 |
| 2010s | 137,844 | 89,735 | 179,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,434 | 20,780 | 77,012 | 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 coverage in urban areas in Morocco?
- Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Morocco was 20,780 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 238,368 in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,780 in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas?
- Morocco ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities coverage 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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