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.
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 |
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- Spring temperature anomalies -1.2 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.66 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2498 °C (2026)
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- 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 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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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.