Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mauritania
Mauritania: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 13.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mauritania stood at 13.2%.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mauritania peaked at 15.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2004.
That places Mauritania 84th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.7% | — |
| 2001 | 15.1% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.2% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0042 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mauritania?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mauritania was 13.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Mauritania ranks 84th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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