Drinking water services in Mauritania
Mauritania: Drinking water services was 5,968 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Drinking water services in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in Mauritania is 5,968 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 57.3% on the previous year and down 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Mauritania peaked at 161,965 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5,968 people, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 95th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 138,456 people | 113,245 people | 161,965 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,435 people | 44,241 people | 107,364 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,618 people | 5,968 people | 36,927 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More environment data for Mauritania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.9576 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Mauritania?
- Drinking water services in Mauritania was 5,968 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 161,965 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,968 people in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for drinking water services?
- Mauritania ranks 95th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.