Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Mozambique
Mozambique: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 15.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Mozambique, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Mozambique is 15.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Mozambique peaked at 15.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2005.
Mozambique ranks 102nd of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.6% | 15.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 with basic handwashing facilities on in Mozambique?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Mozambique was 15.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Mozambique ranks 102nd out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).