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.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,815 people | — |
| 2001 | 7,591 people | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 7,358 people | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 7,118 people | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 6,872 people | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 6,621 people | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 6,361 people | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 6,093 people | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 5,819 people | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 5,538 people | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 5,253 people | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 4,964 people | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 4,671 people | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 4,371 people | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 4,068 people | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 3,761 people | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 3,451 people | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 3,138 people | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 2,822 people | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 2,506 people | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 2,188 people | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 1,872 people | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 1,556 people | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 1,243 people | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 933.75 people | -24.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 933.75 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 933.75 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.99 million people, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % 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 -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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.