People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mauritania
Mauritania: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 35.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mauritania, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mauritania stood at 35.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mauritania peaked at 35.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 87th 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, rural (% of) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.5% | — |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 19.5% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 28.4% | 35.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mauritania?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mauritania was 35.4% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Mauritania ranks 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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