People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Mauritania
Mauritania: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 57.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 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): q4 in Mauritania stood at 57.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Mauritania peaked at 57.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 60th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.7% | — |
| 2001 | 47.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.9% | 47.7% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 53.0% | 57.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Mauritania?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Mauritania was 57.2% 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): q4 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
- Mauritania ranks 60th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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