People using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritania
Mauritania: People using improved sanitation facilities was 3.52 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritania is 3.52 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritania peaked at 3.52 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 657,090 people, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 123rd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 657,090 people | — |
| 2001 | 716,478 people | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 780,590 people | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 848,219 people | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 919,490 people | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 994,752 people | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 1.07 million people | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million people | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.25 million people | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 1.35 million people | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 1.46 million people | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.57 million people | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 1.69 million people | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.82 million people | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.94 million people | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 2.08 million people | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 2.22 million people | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 2.37 million people | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 2.52 million people | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 2.68 million people | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 2.85 million people | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 3.02 million people | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 3.20 million people | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 3.40 million people | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 3.52 million people | +3.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 3.52 million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.20 million people, 34% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 3.52 million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 million people, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 975,208 people | 657,090 people | 1.35 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 million people | 1.46 million people | 2.68 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.20 million people | 2.85 million people | 3.52 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More population data for Mauritania
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6195 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.8005 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6195 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1772 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 16.61 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.22 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 4.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritania?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritania was 3.52 million people 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 people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 657,090 people in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Mauritania ranks 123rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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 People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.