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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Mozambique: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 20.5% (2024), 176th of 188 in the world and 36th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 49.5 (2024), 201st of 210 in the world and 45th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.1 (2024), 191st of 208 in the world and 35th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users20.5%2024 · world 176/188 · region 36/46Mobile subscriptions49.52024 · world 201/210 · region 45/48Fixed broadband0.12024 · world 191/208 · region 35/48Fixed telephone0.12024 · world 197/213 · region 36/48
Internet users
MozambiqueSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199620012006201120162021Mozambique20.5%Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
MozambiqueSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Mozambique49.5Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Mozambique in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population20.5%2024176/18836/460.1%4.2%14.3%+14.5 ppsince 201435.7%23.4%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people49.52024201/21045/480.331.450.2−31%since 201490.469.3111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people0.12024191/20835/48·0.10.2−1.0%since 20141.10.620.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people0.12024197/21336/480.50.40.3−76%since 20140.41.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people372024187/21526/48·130+953%since 20149032616,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population36.9%2024206/21539/486.1%18.9%30.6%+12.1 ppsince 201455.1%48.8%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population12.3%2024202/21138/47·1.4%4.6%+9.6 ppsince 201435.7%37.1%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population79.8%2024192/21329/4823.3%56.5%74.8%+11.8 ppsince 201482.9%77.6%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population8.0%2024174/19231/482.0%3.0%6.0%+4.0 ppsince 201422.9%15.6%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person390 kWh2024125/14912/32123 kWh466 kWh417 kWh−16%since 2014380 kWh190 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person364 kgoe2024135/15021/32396 kgoe318 kgoe343 kgoe−5.1%since 2014476 kgoe362 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output14.4%202445/14918/3210.1%14.7%14.5%−0.4 ppsince 201413.4%18.9%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Mozambique and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Mozambique. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorMozambiqueTanzaniaSouth AfricaMalawiZambiaZimbabwe
Internet users20.5%202431.2%202478.4%202419.0%202417.1%202441.6%2024
Mobile subscriptions49.52024126.62024179.3202469.32024108.7202494.22024
Fixed broadband0.120240.220245.320240.120240.820241.92024
Fixed telephone0.120240.120241.620240.020240.320241.82024
Secure servers37202452202416,6582024322024812024902024
Electricity access36.9%202452.4%202490.2%202415.6%202453.6%202462.0%2024
Electricity access, rural12.3%202433.7%202486.3%20246.4%202431.3%202446.6%2024
Electricity access, urban79.8%202485.2%202492.4%202459.5%202480.3%202485.1%2024
Clean cooking8.0%202411.0%202490.0%20242.0%202410.0%202437.0%2024
Tanzania: digital & energy accessSouth Africa: digital & energy accessMalawi: digital & energy accessZambia: digital & energy accessZimbabwe: digital & energy access
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