People using improved drinking water sources in Mauritius
Mauritius: People using improved drinking water sources was 933.73 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Mauritius, 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 people using improved drinking water sources in Mauritius is 933.73 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.7% on the previous year and down 71.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Mauritius peaked at 5,872 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 933.73 people, in 2024.
That places Mauritius 150th 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,872 people | — |
| 2001 | 5,719 people | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 5,559 people | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 5,395 people | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 5,226 people | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 5,054 people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 4,875 people | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 4,691 people | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 4,503 people | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 4,310 people | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 4,113 people | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 3,914 people | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 3,712 people | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 3,505 people | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 3,296 people | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 3,084 people | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 2,869 people | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 2,652 people | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 2,434 people | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 2,214 people | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 1,993 people | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 1,772 people | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 1,521 people | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 1,208 people | -20.6% |
| 2024 | 933.73 people | -22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,120 people | 4,310 people | 5,872 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,179 people | 2,214 people | 4,113 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,486 people | 933.73 people | 1,993 people | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -39.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0388 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -48.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Mauritius?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Mauritius was 933.73 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 5,872 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 933.73 people in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Mauritius ranks 150th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.