People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Mauritania
Mauritania: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 81.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Mauritania stood at 81.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Mauritania peaked at 81.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 124th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.0% | — |
| 2001 | 38.3% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 43.2% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.2% | 37.0% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 52.8% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 74.3% | 81.5% | 5 |
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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)
- 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0127 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Mauritania?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Mauritania was 81.5% 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, urban recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Mauritania ranks 124th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban 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.