Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Mauritius

Mauritius: Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites was 0.541 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.541
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
134th
of 231 countries
All-time high
2.1
in 2000
All-time low
0.541
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Mauritius, 2000–2024

0.511.522000201220242000: 2.12001: 22002: 22003: 1.92004: 1.82005: 1.82006: 1.72007: 1.62008: 1.62009: 1.52010: 1.42011: 1.42012: 1.32013: 1.22014: 1.22015: 1.12016: 12017: 0.9782018: 0.912019: 0.8422020: 0.7742021: 0.7162022: 0.6582023: 0.62024: 0.541

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Mauritius is 0.541, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Mauritius peaked at 2.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.541, in 2024.

Mauritius ranks 134th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.81 1.51 2.1 10
2010s 1.15 0.8418 1.45 10
2020s 0.6578 0.541 0.7743 5

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 131 Sweden 0.5547 compare
  2. 132 Réunion 0.5494 compare
  3. 133 Azerbaijan 0.5476 compare
  4. 135 Tunisia 0.5266 compare
  5. 136 Cyprus 0.5223 compare
  6. 137 Martinique 0.5147 compare

See the full ranking of 292 places →

More population data for Mauritius

All data for Mauritius →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Mauritius?
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Mauritius was 0.541 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 2.1 in 2000.
What is the lowest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.541 in 2024.
How does Mauritius rank for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites?
Mauritius ranks 134th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Mauritius. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-using-unimproved-sanitation-facilites-sanitation/mauritius/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-using-unimproved-sanitation-facilites-sanitation/mauritius/">Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Mauritius</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
292 places, 7,089 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed