People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mauritania
Mauritania: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 88.5% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mauritania is 88.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mauritania peaked at 88.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 95th 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, urban (% of) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.2% | — |
| 2001 | 83.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 83.2% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 86.2% | 88.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 92 Sao Tome and Principe 92.1% compare
- 93 Guinea-Bissau 91.6% compare
- 94 Liberia 90.9% compare
- 96 Sierra Leone 85.4% compare
- 97 Central African Republic 83.8% 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 88.5% 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 88.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% 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 3.9%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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