Coverage of Improved Drinking Water and Sanitation: Situation and Trends

The access to safe drinking water supply has increased from 37.3% in 1997 to 56.0% in 2009 when the national target for 2015 is 70%. Proportion the population with access to improved sanitation has increased from 40% in 2003 to 45% in 2009, with the target for 2015 being 50%. At this rate of improvement Mozambique will likely meet the 2015 targets for access to water as well as sanitation.

According to the National Directorate of Water (DNA) national reports the objective of the water and sanitation area is to contribute to the satisfaction of basic human needs, to increase people’s wellbeing and reduce rural poverty, through the increase of the use of and access to water supply and sanitation services. They tell the following results:

Access of clean water in the rural areas the coverage increased from 40.3% in 1997 to 54% in 2009.
The coverage of clean water in urban areas doubled from 30% in 1997 to 60% in 2009.
The access to improved sanitation in the rural areas increased from 25.3% in 1997 to 40% in 2009.
In the urban areas the coverage of improved sanitation reached 50% of beneficiaries.

Source: Report on the Millennium Development Goals - Mozambique 2010

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