Mozambique - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Mozambique was 48.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 48.87 in 2020, while its lowest value was 5.33 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 5.33
2001 6.92
2002 8.65
2003 10.43
2004 12.27
2005 14.16
2006 16.10
2007 18.10
2008 20.14
2009 22.25
2010 24.40
2011 26.61
2012 28.87
2013 31.18
2014 33.55
2015 35.97
2016 38.44
2017 40.97
2018 43.55
2019 46.18
2020 48.87

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Mozambique was 87.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 87.99 in 2020, while its lowest value was 59.53 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 59.53
2001 59.53
2002 60.94
2003 62.37
2004 63.80
2005 65.24
2006 66.69
2007 68.15
2008 69.62
2009 71.10
2010 72.59
2011 74.09
2012 75.59
2013 77.11
2014 78.64
2015 80.17
2016 81.72
2017 83.27
2018 84.83
2019 86.40
2020 87.99

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Mozambique was 63.37 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 63.37 in 2020, while its lowest value was 21.10 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 21.10
2001 22.32
2002 24.05
2003 25.82
2004 27.63
2005 29.48
2006 31.37
2007 33.30
2008 35.40
2009 37.55
2010 39.74
2011 41.96
2012 44.22
2013 46.51
2014 48.83
2015 51.18
2016 53.56
2017 55.97
2018 58.41
2019 60.87
2020 63.37

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention