People using improved drinking water sources in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using improved drinking water sources was 5.72 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Mozambique is 5.72 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Mozambique peaked at 9.54 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.72 million people, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 11th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.54 million people | — |
| 2001 | 9.52 million people | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 9.45 million people | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 9.38 million people | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 9.30 million people | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 9.22 million people | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 9.13 million people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 9.03 million people | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.91 million people | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.79 million people | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.67 million people | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.55 million people | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 8.42 million people | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 8.28 million people | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 8.13 million people | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 7.96 million people | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 7.78 million people | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 7.59 million people | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.38 million people | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 7.15 million people | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 6.90 million people | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 6.64 million people | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 6.36 million people | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 6.05 million people | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 5.72 million people | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.23 million people | 8.79 million people | 9.54 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.99 million people | 7.15 million people | 8.67 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.34 million people | 5.72 million people | 6.90 million people | 5 |
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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)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0013 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -28.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0004 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Mozambique?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Mozambique was 5.72 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 9.54 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.72 million people in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Mozambique ranks 11th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.