Drinking water services in Mozambique
Mozambique: Drinking water services was 2.84 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water services in Mozambique stood at 2.84 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Mozambique peaked at 3.26 million people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.84 million people, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 10th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.25 million people | — |
| 2001 | 3.26 million people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.26 million people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.26 million people | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.26 million people | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.26 million people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.25 million people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.25 million people | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.24 million people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.23 million people | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.21 million people | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.20 million people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.19 million people | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.18 million people | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.17 million people | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.15 million people | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.13 million people | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.11 million people | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.08 million people | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.05 million people | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.02 million people | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.98 million people | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.94 million people | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.89 million people | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 2.84 million people | -1.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 2.84 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 650,397 people, 4.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 2.84 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 511,332 people, 5.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.25 million people | 3.23 million people | 3.26 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 million people | 3.05 million people | 3.21 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 million people | 2.84 million people | 3.02 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2476 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Mozambique?
- Drinking water services in Mozambique was 2.84 million people 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 drinking water services recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 million people in 2002.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 million people in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for drinking water services?
- Mozambique ranks 10th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.