Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Mauritius stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Mauritius peaked at 99.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 50th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 47 United States 100.0% compare
- 48 Australia 100.0% compare
- 49 Armenia 99.9% compare
- 52 Spain 99.9% compare
- 53 Saint Martin (French part) 99.9% compare
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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Mauritius?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Mauritius was 99.9% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Mauritius ranks 50th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.