Sanitation facilities usage in Morocco

Morocco: Sanitation facilities usage was 20,780 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
20,780 people
Change on year
down 41.7%
World rank
80th
of 232 countries
All-time high
6.31 million people
in 2000
All-time low
20,780 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities usage in Morocco, 2000–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M2000201220242000: 6.3M people2001: 6.1M people2002: 6.0M people2003: 5.8M people2004: 5.5M people2005: 5.2M people2006: 4.9M people2007: 4.6M people2008: 4.3M people2009: 4.0M people2010: 3.7M people2011: 3.4M people2012: 3.1M people2013: 2.8M people2014: 2.5M people2015: 2.1M people2016: 1.8M people2017: 1.5M people2018: 1.2M people2019: 905.2k people2020: 597.3k people2021: 291.3k 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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 77 Gabon 33,996 people compare
  2. 78 Tunisia 30,561 people compare
  3. 79 Paraguay 23,685 people compare
  4. 81 Cuba 18,569 people compare
  5. 82 Algeria 18,107 people compare
  6. 83 Uzbekistan 17,953 people compare

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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

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage
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
232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.