Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 66.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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 %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 66.6% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Mozambique peaked at 66.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 212th out of 231 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 | 29.8% | 23.4% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 38.9% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 58.3% | 66.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Mozambique?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Mozambique was 66.6% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Mozambique ranks 212th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.