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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Morocco, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.31 million people | — |
| 2001 | 6.15 million people | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 5.97 million people | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.77 million people | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 5.50 million people | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 5.20 million people | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 4.90 million people | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 4.60 million people | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 4.30 million people | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 3.99 million people | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 3.69 million people | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 3.38 million people | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 3.08 million people | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 2.77 million people | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 2.46 million people | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 2.15 million people | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 1.84 million people | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 1.53 million people | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million people | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 905,180 people | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 597,275 people | -34.0% |
| 2021 | 291,344 people | -51.2% |
| 2022 | 49,971 people | -82.8% |
| 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 585,262 people, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 20,780 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,007 people, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -82.8% | 291,344 people | 49,971 people |
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 |
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 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.