Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Mozambique
Mozambique: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 51.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Mozambique stood at 51.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Mozambique peaked at 51.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 162nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 7.7% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 23.4% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 43.0% | 51.9% | 5 |
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More environment data for Mozambique
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 33.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.9709 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 11.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0215 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0232 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Mozambique?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Mozambique was 51.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Mozambique ranks 162nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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