Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0005 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Morocco stood at 0.0005 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.3% on the previous year and down 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Morocco peaked at 0.0084 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 people per person, in 2024.
That places Morocco 81st out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0084 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0081 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0078 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0072 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.007 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0067 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0058 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 people per person | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 people per person | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 people per person | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 people per person | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 people per person | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 people per person | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 people per person | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 people per person | -29.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 people per person | -42.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.0005 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person, 16% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.0005 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 people per person, 12.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita 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 | -42.3% | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0005 people per person |
| 2023 | -29.4% | 0.0013 people per person | 0.0009 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0071 people per person | 0.0058 people per person | 0.0084 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 people per person | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0055 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 people per person | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 78 Guinea-Bissau 0.0008 people per person compare
- 79 Cuba 0.0007 people per person compare
- 80 Tajikistan 0.0006 people per person compare
- 82 Gambia 0.0005 people per person compare
- 83 Jordan 0.0004 people per person compare
- 84 Costa Rica 0.0004 people per person compare
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 urban areas, per capita in Morocco?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Morocco was 0.0005 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0084 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 people per person in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Morocco ranks 81st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.