Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0176 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.0176 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0693 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 people per person, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 22nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0693 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0673 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0654 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0634 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0614 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0593 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0573 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0552 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0535 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0519 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0501 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0483 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0465 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0445 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0425 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0403 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0382 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0359 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0335 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0311 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0286 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.026 people per person | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0233 people per person | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0205 people per person | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0176 people per person | -14.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0176 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0085 people per person, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0176 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0604 people per person | 0.0519 people per person | 0.0693 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0411 people per person | 0.0311 people per person | 0.0501 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0232 people per person | 0.0176 people per person | 0.0286 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 19 Solomon Islands 0.0204 people per person compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0187 people per person compare
- 21 Equatorial Guinea 0.0182 people per person compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 0.0164 people per person compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 0.0161 people per person compare
- 25 Niger 0.0137 people per person compare
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mozambique?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0176 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0693 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 people per person in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 22nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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)
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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.