Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 9.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mozambique, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mozambique is 9.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mozambique peaked at 9.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2005.
Mozambique ranks 106th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.2% | 9.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mozambique?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mozambique was 9.9% 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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Mozambique ranks 106th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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 Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.