People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Mauritania
Mauritania: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 26.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Mauritania is 26.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Mauritania peaked at 26.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 141st out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 6.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 15.1% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 23.9% | 26.6% | 5 |
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- 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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Mauritania?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Mauritania was 26.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Mauritania ranks 141st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.