People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Mauritania
Mauritania: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 12.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 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 sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Mauritania stood at 12.3%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 82.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Mauritania peaked at 12.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 81st 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.4% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 8.4% | 12.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 78 Cameroon 14.9% compare
- 79 Guinea 14.3% compare
- 80 Mozambique 13.1% compare
- 82 Congo 12.2% compare
- 83 Burkina Faso 11.8% compare
- 84 Cote d'Ivoire 11.8% 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)
- 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 sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Mauritania?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Mauritania was 12.3% 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): q2 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Mauritania ranks 81st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.6%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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