Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Morocco

Morocco: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 96.1% in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
96.1%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
159th
of 231 countries
All-time high
96.1%
in 2024
All-time low
65.3%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Morocco, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 65.3 %2001: 66.7 %2002: 68.1 %2003: 69.5 %2004: 70.9 %2005: 72.4 %2006: 73.9 %2007: 75.3 %2008: 76.7 %2009: 78.1 %2010: 79.5 %2011: 80.9 %2012: 82.2 %2013: 83.5 %2014: 84.7 %2015: 86 %2016: 87.2 %2017: 88.4 %2018: 89.6 %2019: 90.7 %2020: 91.8 %2021: 92.9 %2022: 94 %2023: 95.1 %2024: 96.1 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 96.1% for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Morocco peaked at 96.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 2000.

That places Morocco 159th out of 231 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 71.7% 65.3% 78.1% 10
2010s 85.3% 79.5% 90.7% 10
2020s 94.0% 91.8% 96.1% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Morocco?
Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Morocco was 96.1% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2024.
What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2000.
How does Morocco rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
Morocco ranks 159th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.