Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.1% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 24.7% on the previous year and down 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Mauritius peaked at 0.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Mauritius 173rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
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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 not using improved drinking water sources in Mauritius?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Mauritius was 0.1% 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Mauritius ranks 173rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.7%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.