People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mauritania
Mauritania: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 86.9% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mauritania stood at 86.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mauritania peaked at 86.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 86th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.7% | — |
| 2001 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3% | 79.7% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 83.8% | 86.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 83 Guinea-Bissau 89.4% compare
- 84 Burkina Faso 88.2% compare
- 85 Tanzania, United Republic of 88.1% compare
- 87 Ethiopia 85.1% compare
- 88 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 84.6% compare
- 89 Malawi 83.9% compare
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2093 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2146 units per person (2025)
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 86.9% 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 86.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Mauritania ranks 86th 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 5.4%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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