Share using safely managed drinking water in Morocco

Morocco: Share using safely managed drinking water was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
80.0%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
89th
of 163 countries
All-time high
80.0%
in 2024
All-time low
40.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share using safely managed drinking water in Morocco, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 40.7 %2001: 41.3 %2002: 41.8 %2003: 42.4 %2004: 43 %2005: 43.7 %2006: 45.4 %2007: 47.2 %2008: 49 %2009: 50.8 %2010: 52.7 %2011: 54.6 %2012: 56.6 %2013: 58.6 %2014: 60.6 %2015: 62.7 %2016: 64.7 %2017: 66.8 %2018: 69 %2019: 71.1 %2020: 73.3 %2021: 75.5 %2022: 77.6 %2023: 79.1 %2024: 80 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share using safely managed drinking water in Morocco stood at 80.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Morocco peaked at 80.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2000.

Morocco ranks 89th of 163 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.5% 40.7% 50.8% 10
2010s 61.7% 52.7% 71.1% 10
2020s 77.1% 73.3% 80.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share using safely managed drinking water in Morocco?
Share using safely managed drinking water in Morocco was 80.0% 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 using safely managed drinking water recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2000.
How does Morocco rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
Morocco ranks 89th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco 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 using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share using safely managed drinking water
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.