Water Use Efficiency in Mauritania
Mauritania: Water Use Efficiency was 4.8 USD/m3 in 2023. β² Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Mauritania, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 4.8 USD/m3 for water use efficiency in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Mauritania peaked at 4.8 USD/m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.62 USD/m3, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 137th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.33 USD/m3 | 1.62 USD/m3 | 3 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 USD/m3 | 3.02 USD/m3 | 4.06 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.39 USD/m3 | 4.1 USD/m3 | 4.8 USD/m3 | 4 |
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More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation 0.465 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 Β°C (2025)
- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 10,783 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers β Import value 703 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers β Import quantity 1,893 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Mauritania?
- Water use efficiency in Mauritania was 4.8 USD/m3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 USD/m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 USD/m3 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for water use efficiency?
- Mauritania ranks 137th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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