Sanitation facilities usage in Morocco
Morocco: Sanitation facilities usage was 20,780 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage 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
Morocco recorded 20,780 people for sanitation facilities usage 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 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Morocco peaked at 6.31 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20,780 people, in 2024.
That places Morocco 80th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.27 million people | 3.99 million people | 6.31 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.30 million people | 905,180 people | 3.69 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 199,005 people | 20,780 people | 597,275 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)
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- 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 Morocco?
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 6.31 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,780 people in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Morocco ranks 80th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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. 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.