People not using improved drinking water sources in Mauritius
Mauritius: People not using improved drinking water sources was 933.75 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Mauritius is 933.75 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.9% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Mauritius peaked at 7,815 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 933.75 people, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 156th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,718 people | 5,538 people | 7,815 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,900 people | 2,506 people | 5,253 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,559 people | 933.75 people | 2,188 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Mauritius
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 6.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.19 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0243 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.5617 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0085 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5201 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Mauritius?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Mauritius was 933.75 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 7,815 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 933.75 people in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Mauritius ranks 156th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.