Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 89.61 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of stood at 89.61. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of peaked at 89.61 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.76, in 2000.
That places Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 186th out of 224 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 | 66.16 | 59.76 | 72.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.32 | 73.78 | 84.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.64 | 85.61 | 89.61 | 5 |
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- 183 Vanuatu 90.24 compare
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- 185 Micronesia, Federated States of 89.88 compare
- 187 Liberia 87.55 compare
- 188 Lesotho, Kingdom of 87.38 compare
- 189 Eswatini, Kingdom of 86.47 compare
More environment data for Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 163.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 79 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 84 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 55 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 34 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 9,828 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of was 89.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 89.61 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.76 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania, Islamic Republic of rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 186th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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