People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 rural in Mauritania
Mauritania: People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 rural was 9.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 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, rural (% of rural) in Mauritania stood at 9.3%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Mauritania peaked at 9.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 85th 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: Q3 … sanitation Q3 rural in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +4.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 9.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.4%, 38% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 9.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 65% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.2% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.6% | 9.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Mauritania?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Mauritania was 9.3% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Mauritania ranks 85th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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