Population using at least basic sanitation services in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 26.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Mauritania is 26.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Mauritania peaked at 26.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 144th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 26.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 56% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 26.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.6%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 6.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 15.1% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 23.9% | 26.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % 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 0.4893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Mauritania?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Mauritania was 26.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Mauritania ranks 144th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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