People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mauritania
Mauritania: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 68.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mauritania, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 68.3% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mauritania peaked at 68.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.8% | — |
| 2001 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 53.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.0% | 49.8% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 60.2% | 68.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mauritania?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mauritania was 68.3% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Mauritania ranks 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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