People not using improved drinking water sources in Mozambique
Mozambique: People not using improved drinking water sources was 8.56 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Mozambique stood at 8.56 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Mozambique peaked at 12.79 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.56 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.79 million people | — |
| 2001 | 12.78 million people | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 12.72 million people | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.64 million people | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 12.56 million people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.47 million people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 12.38 million people | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 12.28 million people | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.15 million people | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 12.02 million people | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 11.89 million people | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.75 million people | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 11.61 million people | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.46 million people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 11.29 million people | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 11.11 million people | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 10.91 million people | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 10.69 million people | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 10.46 million people | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 10.20 million people | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 9.92 million people | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 9.62 million people | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 9.29 million people | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 8.94 million people | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 8.56 million people | -4.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 8.56 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.67 million people, 3.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 8.56 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.99 million people, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.48 million people | 12.02 million people | 12.79 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.14 million people | 10.20 million people | 11.89 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.27 million people | 8.56 million people | 9.92 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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Mozambique?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Mozambique was 8.56 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 12.79 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.56 million people in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Mozambique ranks 11th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.