Six years of consecutive drought have plagued Morocco, leading to ongoing water scarcity concerns. Yet, the country finds itself in a relatively good water situation compared to its neighbors.
Only 3% of citizens reported a lack of clean water at home, according to a recent poll conducted by the pan-African network Afrobaromeer.
This starkly contrasts with neighboring African countries like Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Angola, and Cameroon, where a significant portion of the population –42%, 41%, 40%, and 40% respectively–suffers frequent water shortages.
The poll results also suggested that access to clean water for home use in Morocco has enhanced over the past two years. The report noted that there has been a 5 percentage point increase in the proportion of people reporting they never lacked clean water at home between survey rounds in 2011/2013 and 2021/2023.
This contrasts sharply with the water situation in Tunisia, where a 23 percentage point drop was reported in the proportion of citizens suffering water shortages.
The situation is just as alarming in Benin and South Africa, where a sharp decline of 22 and 12 percentage points, respectively, was reported in the proportion of citizens reporting no water shortage.
The report further noted Guineans are far more worried about water supply than Moroccans, with nearly half 49% ranking it a top national issue that the government should address, compared to just 9% in Morocco.
When rating the government’s performance in providing water and sanitation services, Morocco ranked 5th among countries for its positive efforts, with 56% of respondents reporting that the government is performing fairly well in providing these services.
This represents a 16-percentage-point increase in the proportion of people hailing the government’s efforts in this area, compared to 40% in 2011/2013.
The report also showcased that a staggering 94% of Moroccan households in the enumerated areas by the Afrobarometer field team reported having access to either piped water or a borehole/tubewell, with 88% specifically reporting access to piped water.
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