Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Mauritania
Mauritania: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 12.33 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Mauritania, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 12.33 for proportion of population using limited drinking water services in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Mauritania peaked at 18.76 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.23, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 22nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.47 | 17.93 | 18.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.19 | 14.36 | 17.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.91 | 12.23 | 13.87 | 5 |
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More population data for Mauritania
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.614 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.22 million (2100)
- Population density 16.61 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.614 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.62 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 155,193 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.62 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.62 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Mauritania?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Mauritania was 12.33 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.76 in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.23 in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- Mauritania ranks 22nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using limited drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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