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Mozambique: National Drinking Water Profile
3.4 million people rely on surface water in Mozambique. Achieving SDG 6.1 at the regional level will require significant progress in Mozambique.
Highlights
In Mozambique, 10% of the population relies on surface water, translating into 3.4 million people. The disparities between rural and urban areas are significant, with 2.6 % of the urban population depending on surface water, equating to 0.3 million people, compared to 14 % in rural areas, representing 3.1 million individuals.
A significant portion of Mozambique’s population (41%) depends on unimproved water sources or surface water, with this figure rising to 54% in rural areas.
In 8 out of 11 provinces, over 30% of the population relies on either unimproved sources or surface water.
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