Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Morocco

Morocco: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 80.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
80.6%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
120th
of 178 countries
All-time high
80.6%
in 2024
All-time low
26.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Morocco, 2000–2024

204060802000201220242000: 26.7 %2001: 28.8 %2002: 30.9 %2003: 33.1 %2004: 35.2 %2005: 37.4 %2006: 39.6 %2007: 41.8 %2008: 44 %2009: 46.2 %2010: 48.4 %2011: 50.6 %2012: 52.9 %2013: 55.2 %2014: 57.4 %2015: 59.7 %2016: 62 %2017: 64.3 %2018: 66.7 %2019: 69 %2020: 71.3 %2021: 73.7 %2022: 76.1 %2023: 78.5 %2024: 80.6 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Morocco is 80.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Morocco peaked at 80.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2000.

That places Morocco 120th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 36.3% 26.7% 46.2% 10
2010s 58.6% 48.4% 69.0% 10
2020s 76.0% 71.3% 80.6% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Morocco?
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Morocco was 80.6% 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 the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2000.
How does Morocco rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
Morocco ranks 120th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services
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
178 places, 4,351 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.