Population using safely managed sanitation services in Mozambique
Mozambique: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 21.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 21.4% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Mozambique peaked at 21.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 81st out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 2.0% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 9.3% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 17.6% | 21.4% | 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 safely managed sanitation services in Mozambique?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Mozambique was 21.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Mozambique ranks 81st out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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