Share using safely managed drinking water in Morocco
Morocco: Share using safely managed drinking water was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water in Morocco, 2000–2024
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.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.7% | — |
| 2001 | 41.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +1.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 80.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.9%, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 80.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.8%, 94% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.