Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.1604 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mozambique is 0.1604 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.5858 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1604 people per person, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 23rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5858 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.568 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5503 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5326 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5149 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4973 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4798 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4623 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4437 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4251 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4066 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3883 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.37 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3519 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3339 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.316 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2982 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2806 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.263 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2456 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2283 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2112 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1941 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1772 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1604 people per person | -9.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.1604 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1444 people per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.1604 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.506 people per person | 0.4251 people per person | 0.5858 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3254 people per person | 0.2456 people per person | 0.4066 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1942 people per person | 0.1604 people per person | 0.2283 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 20 Sudan 0.1639 people per person compare
- 21 Ethiopia 0.1623 people per person compare
- 22 Mauritania 0.1619 people per person compare
- 24 Djibouti 0.1588 people per person compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 0.1564 people per person compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 0.1535 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, per capita in Mozambique?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mozambique was 0.1604 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5858 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1604 people per person in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 23rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.