People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Mauritania
Mauritania: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 was 14.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Mauritania, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Mauritania is 14.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Mauritania peaked at 14.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.1% | — |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 12.1% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 13.1% | 14.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Mauritania?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Mauritania was 14.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2?
- Mauritania ranks 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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