Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 33.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 33.9% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Mozambique peaked at 33.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 110th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 9.0% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 18.2% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 29.1% | 33.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 107 El Salvador 36.0% compare
- 108 Kenya 35.8% compare
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 34.7% compare
- 111 Turks and Caicos Islands 33.9% compare
- 112 Nauru 33.2% compare
- 113 Puerto Rico 32.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Mozambique?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Mozambique was 33.9% 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 population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Mozambique ranks 110th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. 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 population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.