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.
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 |
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More environment data for Mauritania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.9576 Mt CO2e (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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