Population using at least basic sanitation services in Morocco
Morocco: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 71.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
112th
of 174 countries
All-time high
71.4%
in 2020
All-time low
49.9%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Morocco is 71.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Morocco peaked at 71.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 112th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.9% | — |
| 2001 | 51.3% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 60.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 61.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 70.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 71.4% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 71.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 71.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.8%, 75% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.6% | 49.9% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 61.3% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 71.4% | 71.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % 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 -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Morocco?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Morocco was 71.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Morocco ranks 112th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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