People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mauritania
Mauritania: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 85.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mauritania, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mauritania is 85.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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, urban (% of) in Mauritania peaked at 85.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 95th 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, urban (% of) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.4% | — |
| 2001 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 81.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.0% | 78.4% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 82.4% | 85.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 92 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 88.4% compare
- 93 Benin 87.4% compare
- 94 Angola 87.3% compare
- 96 Central African Republic 82.4% compare
- 97 Sierra Leone 78.2% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 4.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0206 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mauritania?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mauritania was 85.4% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Mauritania ranks 95th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% 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, urban (% of urban population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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