Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 68.06 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritania stood at 68.06. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritania peaked at 68.06 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.14, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 196th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.01 | 25.14 | 41.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.47 | 42.99 | 60 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.43 | 61.91 | 68.06 | 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)
- 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)
- Natural population growth 2.89 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 4.7 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritania?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritania was 68.06 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 68.06 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.14 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Mauritania ranks 196th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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