Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mozambique
Mozambique: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 16.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mozambique is 16.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mozambique peaked at 58.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 22nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.6% | — |
| 2001 | 56.8% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.6% | 42.5% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 24.6% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 16.0% | 22.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 19 Sudan 16.4% compare
- 20 Ethiopia 16.2% compare
- 21 Mauritania 16.2% compare
- 23 Djibouti 15.9% compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 15.6% compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 15.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Mozambique
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 17.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28,329 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0818 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 28,329 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.495 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mozambique?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mozambique was 16.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Mozambique ranks 22nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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