People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest in Mauritania
Mauritania: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest was 4.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Mauritania, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mauritania stood at 4.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mauritania peaked at 4.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 87th 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: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 4.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.6%, 27% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 4.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.6%, 46% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mauritania?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mauritania was 4.0% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Mauritania ranks 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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