People using improved drinking water sources in Mauritania
Mauritania: People using improved drinking water sources was 531,017 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Mauritania stood at 531,017 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Mauritania peaked at 889,660 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 531,017 people, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 59th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 889,660 people | — |
| 2001 | 884,331 people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 872,112 people | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 859,969 people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 847,735 people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 835,529 people | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 823,366 people | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 811,300 people | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 800,719 people | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 791,433 people | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 781,802 people | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 771,726 people | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 760,916 people | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 748,274 people | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 733,962 people | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 718,883 people | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 703,034 people | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 685,162 people | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 666,153 people | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 646,118 people | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 624,987 people | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 602,735 people | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 579,824 people | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 556,137 people | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 531,017 people | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 841,615 people | 791,433 people | 889,660 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 721,603 people | 646,118 people | 781,802 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 578,940 people | 531,017 people | 624,987 people | 5 |
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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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0026 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -69.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per capita 0.0007 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import value, annual growth rate -29.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Mauritania?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Mauritania was 531,017 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 889,660 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 531,017 people in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Mauritania ranks 59th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.