Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Mozambique

Safely managed drinking water in Mozambique in 2024 — 27.5%. Ranked 130 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 18.6 pp.

2024 27.5% +1.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 130of 148
Period maximum 27.5%2024
Period minimum 8.9%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Mozambique, 2000–202401020302000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 8.9%2001: 9%2002: 9.4%2003: 9.7%2004: 10.2%2005: 10.8%2006: 11.4%2007: 12.1%2008: 12.9%2009: 13.8%2010: 14.5%2011: 15.3%2012: 16%2013: 16.8%2014: 17.7%2015: 18.5%2016: 19.4%2017: 20.3%2018: 21.3%2019: 22.3%2020: 23.3%2021: 24.3%2022: 25.4%2023: 26.4%2024: 27.5%
Change over the period: +18.6 pp Annual average: 0.77 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mozambique

Mozambique 27.5%
World 73.7%
Safely managed drinking water — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 27.5 +1.1 pp
2023 26.4 +1.1 pp
2022 25.4 +1.1 pp
2021 24.3 +1 pp
2020 23.3 +1 pp
2019 22.3 +1 pp
2018 21.3 +0.9 pp
2017 20.3 +0.9 pp
2016 19.4 +0.9 pp
2015 18.5 +0.9 pp
2014 17.7 +0.8 pp
2013 16.8 +0.8 pp
2012 16 +0.8 pp
2011 15.3 +0.7 pp
2010 14.5 +0.7 pp
2009 13.8 +0.9 pp
2008 12.9 +0.8 pp
2007 12.1 +0.7 pp
2006 11.4 +0.6 pp
2005 10.8 +0.6 pp
2004 10.2 +0.5 pp
2003 9.7 +0.4 pp
2002 9.4 +0.4 pp
2001 9 +0.1 pp
2000 8.9

Eastern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.