Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Mauritius

Mauritius: Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities was 96.83 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
96.83
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
54th
of 173 countries
All-time high
96.83
in 2024
All-time low
89.12
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Mauritius, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 89.12001: 89.42002: 89.82003: 90.12004: 90.42005: 90.72006: 912007: 91.32008: 91.72009: 922010: 92.32011: 92.62012: 92.92013: 93.32014: 93.62015: 93.92016: 94.22017: 94.62018: 94.92019: 95.22020: 95.52021: 95.92022: 96.22023: 96.52024: 96.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Mauritius stood at 96.83. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Mauritius peaked at 96.83 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.12, in 2000.

Mauritius ranks 54th of 173 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 90.55 89.12 91.99 10
2010s 93.75 92.31 95.21 10
2020s 96.18 95.53 96.83 5

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 51 Ukraine 97.09 compare
  2. 52 Samoa 97.01 compare
  3. 53 Tajikistan 96.99 compare
  4. 55 Paraguay 96.26 compare
  5. 56 Slovak Republic 96.18 compare
  6. 57 Malaysia 95.88 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Mauritius?
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Mauritius was 96.83 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 96.83 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 89.12 in 2000.
How does Mauritius rank for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Mauritius ranks 54th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
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