Drinking water usage in urban areas in Mauritania
Mauritania: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
84th
of 188 countries
All-time high
10,007 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 people
in 2017
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Drinking water usage in urban areas 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 usage in urban areas in Mauritania is 0 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Mauritania peaked at 10,007 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2017.
Mauritania ranks 84th of 188 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.
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,007 people | — |
| 2001 | 9,754 people | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 9,522 people | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 9,253 people | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 8,942 people | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 8,586 people | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 8,182 people | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 7,727 people | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 7,226 people | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 6,671 people | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 6,039 people | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 5,323 people | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 4,513 people | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 3,597 people | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 2,571 people | -28.5% |
| 2015 | 1,434 people | -44.2% |
| 2016 | 179.53 people | -87.5% |
| 2017 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 people | — |
| 2019 | 0 people | — |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,494 people. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,146 people. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water usage in urban areas in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -100.0% | 179.53 people | 0 people |
| 2016 | -87.5% | 1,434 people | 179.53 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,587 people | 6,671 people | 10,007 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,366 people | 0 people | 6,039 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
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- 84 Hong Kong 0 people
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More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0349 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water usage in urban areas in Mauritania?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Mauritania was 0 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 10,007 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Mauritania ranks 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.